Fri, May 7
Venus and Saturn side by side on May 7, 2027 from Meridian, ID
Too low in twilight here.
Only 0.6° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.
in 195 days 4 h
Times are local (MDT).
"Worth looking up" alerts for Meridian, ID
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Meridian, ID: a very bright ISS pass, a Starlink train, a meteor shower peak, planets together, a supermoon or eclipse, or a bright comet. Only the city is stored, not your location.
Put Meridian, ID's sky in your calendar
Full moons, meteor showers, eclipses and bright ISS passes (with a 10-minute reminder) appear in your calendar and update by themselves.
Venus and Saturn meet in the morning sky before dawn: two bright lights almost touching.
How to watch
- No equipment needed: look for two bright points unusually close together.
- Binoculars fit both in one view; a phone on night mode catches them over the horizon.
- They stay close for a few days around the date: a cloudy night is not the end.
Other cities
- Nampa, IDToo low in twilight here
- BoiseToo low in twilight here
- SpokaneToo low in twilight here
- Bend, ORToo low in twilight here
- RenoToo low in twilight here
- West Jordan, UTToo low in twilight here
- Salt Lake CityToo low in twilight here
- Provo, UTToo low in twilight here
- Gresham, ORToo low in twilight here
- Portland, OregonToo low in twilight here
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).