Mars and Jupiter are about to come within a degree of each other in the night sky.
On the night of November 15-16, 2026, Mars will shine a little over 1 degree from Jupiter, appearing together in the constellation Leo before rising over the eastern horizon around midnight for viewers in the U.S. The pair will not appear this close again until July 2029, and the event is a striking trick of perspective, since the planets are actually millions of miles apart. For skywatchers, the alignment could be a spectacular sight.