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The Moon occults Mars — 2 November 2026

Lunar occultation of the planet Mars · Monday 2 November 2026 · World

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The Moon hides Mars, but from no large city — the map shows where.

Closest approach 13:39 UTC (geocentric, 0.97° centre to centre) · Moon 22.9 days old, 42% lit, 81° from the Sun

Where it can be seen

São Paulo, BR: misses — Mars passes 41.1′ from the limb Mexico City, MX: misses — Mars passes 45.9′ from the limb New York City, US: misses — Mars passes 75.4′ from the limb Lima, PE: misses — Mars passes 37.4′ from the limb Bogotá, CO: misses — Mars passes 52.0′ from the limb Santiago, CL: misses — Mars passes 23.0′ from the limb Los Angeles, US: misses — Mars passes 50.8′ from the limb Caracas, VE: misses — Mars passes 60.7′ from the limb Buenos Aires, AR: misses — Mars passes 26.9′ from the limb Toronto, CA: misses — Mars passes 74.6′ from the limb Quito, EC: misses — Mars passes 45.4′ from the limb Brooklyn, US: misses — Mars passes 75.4′ from the limb Guayaquil, EC: misses — Mars passes 43.0′ from the limb Belo Horizonte, BR: misses — Mars passes 45.4′ from the limb Chicago, US: misses — Mars passes 69.5′ from the limb Fortaleza, BR: misses — Mars passes 61.7′ from the limb Cali, CO: misses — Mars passes 49.5′ from the limb Queens, US: misses — Mars passes 75.4′ from the limb Houston, US: misses — Mars passes 56.4′ from the limb Manaus, BR: misses — Mars passes 54.2′ from the limb Brasília, BR: misses — Mars passes 48.1′ from the limb Santo Domingo, DO: misses — Mars passes 64.2′ from the limb Havana, CU: misses — Mars passes 59.3′ from the limb Córdoba, AR: misses — Mars passes 27.6′ from the limb La Paz, BO: misses — Mars passes 38.8′ from the limb Medellín, CO: misses — Mars passes 52.1′ from the limb Curitiba, BR: misses — Mars passes 38.5′ from the limb Tijuana, MX: misses — Mars passes 49.7′ from the limb Iztapalapa, MX: misses — Mars passes 45.9′ from the limb Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BO: misses — Mars passes 40.2′ from the limb Montréal, CA: misses — Mars passes 78.2′ from the limb Maracaibo, VE: misses — Mars passes 57.9′ from the limb Puebla, MX: misses — Mars passes 46.1′ from the limb Phoenix, US: misses — Mars passes 52.1′ from the limb Ecatepec de Morelos, MX: misses — Mars passes 46.1′ from the limb Valencia, VE: misses — Mars passes 59.8′ from the limb Santiago de Querétaro, MX: misses — Mars passes 46.1′ from the limb León de los Aldama, MX: misses — Mars passes 45.8′ from the limb Philadelphia, US: misses — Mars passes 74.4′ from the limb Goiânia, BR: misses — Mars passes 46.8′ from the limb San Antonio, US: misses — Mars passes 54.5′ from the limb Ciudad Juárez, MX: misses — Mars passes 52.7′ from the limb Belém, BR: misses — Mars passes 60.5′ from the limb Porto Alegre, BR: misses — Mars passes 33.6′ from the limb Manhattan, US: misses — Mars passes 75.4′ from the limb Asunción, PY: misses — Mars passes 35.8′ from the limb Zapopan, MX: misses — Mars passes 44.5′ from the limb San Diego, US: misses — Mars passes 49.8′ from the limb Guadalajara, MX: misses — Mars passes 44.5′ from the limb The Bronx, US: misses — Mars passes 75.5′ from the limb Dallas, US: misses — Mars passes 58.1′ from the limb Calgary, CA: misses — Mars passes 67.8′ from the limb São Paulo, BR Mexico City, MX New York City, US Lima, PE
sees the occultation after sunset graze limit city sees it near miss

The gold line is the north limit: along it Mars grazes the Moon's northern edge. North of the line it is a near miss — from Santiago, CL Mars passes just 23.0′ outside the limb — and a graze seen from right on the line, Mars blinking in and out behind lunar mountains, is the finest view of all.

The violet shading is where the Sun has set by the time of the event, so the reappearance happens in a darkening sky.

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At the Moon's edge

Mars's path across the Moon from your location — north up, east to the left as in binoculars. Times here are computed in your browser from the same ephemeris as the table, to the same ±2 s. Drag the slider to move it along its track.

City by city

Times are for the Moon's mean limb; the real limb's mountains and valleys shift each contact by up to a couple of seconds. Disappears is the moment Mars is fully hidden (its disc takes from the earlier time to slide in); reappears is when the first sliver returns.

CityMars disappears (UTC)reappears (UTC)hiddenMoon alt.Sky
Lima, PEmisses — Mars passes 37.4′ from the limb at 14:30+41°daylight, Sun +56°
Mexico City, MXmisses — Mars passes 45.9′ from the limb at 13:00+85°daylight, Sun +4°
New York City, USmisses — Mars passes 75.4′ from the limb at 13:16+56°daylight, Sun +17°
São Paulo, BRmisses — Mars passes 41.1′ from the limb at 15:11+2°daylight, Sun +80°
All 48 other cities
CityMars disappears (UTC)reappears (UTC)hiddenMoon alt.Sky
Asunción, PYmisses — Mars passes 35.8′ from the limb at 15:05+12°daylight, Sun +78°
Belo Horizonte, BRmisses — Mars passes 45.4′ from the limb at 15:10+0°daylight, Sun +81°
Belém, BRmisses — Mars passes 60.5′ from the limb at 14:53+14°daylight, Sun +76°
Bogotá, COmisses — Mars passes 52.0′ from the limb at 14:08+51°daylight, Sun +48°
Brasília, BRmisses — Mars passes 48.1′ from the limb at 15:06+6°daylight, Sun +87°
Brooklyn, USmisses — Mars passes 75.4′ from the limb at 13:16+56°daylight, Sun +17°
Buenos Aires, ARmisses — Mars passes 26.9′ from the limb at 15:07+8°daylight, Sun +69°
Calgary, CAmisses — Mars passes 67.8′ from the limb at 12:32+49°dark sky
Cali, COmisses — Mars passes 49.5′ from the limb at 14:06+53°daylight, Sun +46°
Caracas, VEmisses — Mars passes 60.7′ from the limb at 14:11+45°daylight, Sun +51°
Chicago, USmisses — Mars passes 69.5′ from the limb at 12:57+63°daylight, Sun +5°
Ciudad Juárez, MXmisses — Mars passes 52.7′ from the limb at 12:41+68°dusk
Curitiba, BRmisses — Mars passes 38.5′ from the limb at 15:10+3°daylight, Sun +79°
Córdoba, ARmisses — Mars passes 27.6′ from the limb at 15:02+14°daylight, Sun +69°
Dallas, USmisses — Mars passes 58.1′ from the limb at 12:51+72°daylight, Sun +0°
Ecatepec de Morelos, MXmisses — Mars passes 46.1′ from the limb at 13:00+85°daylight, Sun +4°
Fortaleza, BRmisses — Mars passes 61.7′ from the limb at 15:02+2°daylight, Sun +74°
Goiânia, BRmisses — Mars passes 46.8′ from the limb at 15:06+7°daylight, Sun +88°
Guadalajara, MXmisses — Mars passes 44.5′ from the limb at 12:53+79°sunset twilight
Guayaquil, ECmisses — Mars passes 43.0′ from the limb at 14:09+53°daylight, Sun +45°
Havana, CUmisses — Mars passes 59.3′ from the limb at 13:22+71°daylight, Sun +22°
Houston, USmisses — Mars passes 56.4′ from the limb at 12:55+76°daylight, Sun +3°
Iztapalapa, MXmisses — Mars passes 45.9′ from the limb at 13:00+85°daylight, Sun +4°
La Paz, BOmisses — Mars passes 38.8′ from the limb at 14:49+28°daylight, Sun +69°
León de los Aldama, MXmisses — Mars passes 45.8′ from the limb at 12:55+81°daylight, Sun +0°
Los Angeles, USmisses — Mars passes 50.8′ from the limb at 12:28+57°dark sky
Manaus, BRmisses — Mars passes 54.2′ from the limb at 14:43+27°daylight, Sun +71°
Manhattan, USmisses — Mars passes 75.4′ from the limb at 13:16+56°daylight, Sun +17°
Maracaibo, VEmisses — Mars passes 57.9′ from the limb at 14:02+51°daylight, Sun +46°
Medellín, COmisses — Mars passes 52.1′ from the limb at 14:02+54°daylight, Sun +44°
Montréal, CAmisses — Mars passes 78.2′ from the limb at 13:12+53°daylight, Sun +14°
Philadelphia, USmisses — Mars passes 74.4′ from the limb at 13:15+58°daylight, Sun +17°
Phoenix, USmisses — Mars passes 52.1′ from the limb at 12:34+62°dark sky
Porto Alegre, BRmisses — Mars passes 33.6′ from the limb at 15:10+3°daylight, Sun +75°
Puebla, MXmisses — Mars passes 46.1′ from the limb at 13:02+86°daylight, Sun +6°
Queens, USmisses — Mars passes 75.4′ from the limb at 13:16+56°daylight, Sun +17°
Quito, ECmisses — Mars passes 45.4′ from the limb at 14:08+53°daylight, Sun +46°
San Antonio, USmisses — Mars passes 54.5′ from the limb at 12:51+75°sunset twilight
San Diego, USmisses — Mars passes 49.8′ from the limb at 12:30+58°dark sky
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BOmisses — Mars passes 40.2′ from the limb at 14:55+21°daylight, Sun +75°
Santiago de Querétaro, MXmisses — Mars passes 46.1′ from the limb at 12:57+83°daylight, Sun +2°
Santiago, CLmisses — Mars passes 23.0′ from the limb at 14:58+19°daylight, Sun +63°
Santo Domingo, DOmisses — Mars passes 64.2′ from the limb at 13:52+53°daylight, Sun +40°
The Bronx, USmisses — Mars passes 75.5′ from the limb at 13:16+56°daylight, Sun +17°
Tijuana, MXmisses — Mars passes 49.7′ from the limb at 12:30+58°dark sky
Toronto, CAmisses — Mars passes 74.6′ from the limb at 13:06+58°daylight, Sun +11°
Valencia, VEmisses — Mars passes 59.8′ from the limb at 14:10+46°daylight, Sun +50°
Zapopan, MXmisses — Mars passes 44.5′ from the limb at 12:53+79°sunset twilight

How to watch

Method & accuracy

Positions from the JPL DE431 ephemeris (Skyfield), ΔT = 69.1 s, the Moon as a sphere of mean radius 1737.4 km — contact times are therefore ±2 s or so against the true, mountainous limb, and the limit line is drawn from a 1.0° grid (≈10 km). Mars's own disc (7″ across) is included: partial contacts are the from/to times. The numbers behind this page: mars-2026-11-02.json. Generated 2026-09-11.