The Moon occults Mars — 2 November 2026
Lunar occultation of the planet Mars · Monday 2 November 2026 · World
No large city sees this one. The map shows where it's visible.
Where it can be seen
The gold line is the north limit: along it Mars grazes the Moon's northern edge. North of the line, Mars misses: from Santiago, CL it passes 23.0′ outside the Moon. Right on the line it grazes, blinking behind lunar mountains. The solid line uses the Moon's real, mountainous edge. It lies +0.2 to +4.7 km from the smooth-sphere line (dotted).
In the violet area the Sun has set, so the reappearance is in a darkening sky.
Tap the map to set your location; pinch it to zoom in. Take the graze line with you: KML for Google Earth / Maps · GPX for a phone GPS app.
At the Moon's edge
Mars's path across the Moon from your location. North up, east 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.
Advanced · graze profile against the real lunar limb
For graze chasers. The Moon's real edge as you see it, from LRO LOLA terrain, with Mars's track for six minutes around each contact. Where the track dips below the terrain, Mars is hidden; near a graze it blinks behind peaks.
City by city
Times are against the real lunar limb (LRO LOLA terrain at each city's own libration). Disappears: Mars is fully hidden (it starts sliding in at the earlier time). Reappears: the first sliver returns. Where to look: the Moon's height (0° horizon, 90° overhead), its direction, and whether the Sun is up.
| City | Mars disappears (UTC) | reappears (UTC) | hidden | Where to look |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima, PE | misses by 37.4′ (closest at 14:30) | 41° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +56° | ||
| Mexico City, MX | misses by 45.9′ (closest at 13:00) | 85° up (high) in the SE · daylight, Sun +4° | ||
| New York City, US | misses by 75.4′ (closest at 13:16) | 56° up in the SW · daylight, Sun +17° | ||
| São Paulo, BR | misses by 41.1′ (closest at 15:11) | 2° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +80° | ||
All 48 other cities
| City | Mars disappears (UTC) | reappears (UTC) | hidden | Where to look |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asunción, PY | misses by 35.8′ (closest at 15:05) | 12° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +78° | ||
| Belo Horizonte, BR | misses by 45.4′ (closest at 15:10) | 0° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +81° | ||
| Belém, BR | misses by 60.5′ (closest at 14:53) | 14° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +76° | ||
| Bogotá, CO | misses by 52.0′ (closest at 14:08) | 51° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +48° | ||
| Brasília, BR | misses by 48.1′ (closest at 15:06) | 6° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +87° | ||
| Brooklyn, US | misses by 75.4′ (closest at 13:16) | 56° up in the SW · daylight, Sun +17° | ||
| Buenos Aires, AR | misses by 26.9′ (closest at 15:07) | 8° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +69° | ||
| Calgary, CA | misses by 67.8′ (closest at 12:32) | 49° up in the SE · dark sky | ||
| Cali, CO | misses by 49.5′ (closest at 14:06) | 53° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +46° | ||
| Caracas, VE | misses by 60.7′ (closest at 14:11) | 45° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +51° | ||
| Chicago, US | misses by 69.5′ (closest at 12:57) | 63° up (high) in the SSW · daylight, Sun +5° | ||
| Ciudad Juárez, MX | misses by 52.7′ (closest at 12:41) | 68° up (high) in the SE · dusk | ||
| Curitiba, BR | misses by 38.5′ (closest at 15:10) | 3° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +79° | ||
| Córdoba, AR | misses by 27.6′ (closest at 15:02) | 14° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +69° | ||
| Dallas, US | misses by 58.1′ (closest at 12:51) | 72° up (high) in the SSE · daylight, Sun +0° | ||
| Ecatepec de Morelos, MX | misses by 46.1′ (closest at 13:00) | 85° up (high) in the SE · daylight, Sun +4° | ||
| Fortaleza, BR | misses by 61.7′ (closest at 15:02) | 2° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +74° | ||
| Goiânia, BR | misses by 46.8′ (closest at 15:06) | 7° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +88° | ||
| Guadalajara, MX | misses by 44.5′ (closest at 12:53) | 79° up (high) in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
| Guayaquil, EC | misses by 43.0′ (closest at 14:09) | 53° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +45° | ||
| Havana, CU | misses by 59.3′ (closest at 13:22) | 71° up (high) in the WSW · daylight, Sun +22° | ||
| Houston, US | misses by 56.4′ (closest at 12:55) | 76° up (high) in the S · daylight, Sun +3° | ||
| Iztapalapa, MX | misses by 45.9′ (closest at 13:00) | 85° up (high) in the SE · daylight, Sun +4° | ||
| La Paz, BO | misses by 38.8′ (closest at 14:49) | 28° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +69° | ||
| León de los Aldama, MX | misses by 45.8′ (closest at 12:55) | 81° up (high) in the SE · daylight, Sun +0° | ||
| Los Angeles, US | misses by 50.8′ (closest at 12:28) | 57° up in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Manaus, BR | misses by 54.2′ (closest at 14:43) | 27° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +71° | ||
| Manhattan, US | misses by 75.4′ (closest at 13:16) | 56° up in the SW · daylight, Sun +17° | ||
| Maracaibo, VE | misses by 57.9′ (closest at 14:02) | 51° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +46° | ||
| Medellín, CO | misses by 52.1′ (closest at 14:02) | 54° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +44° | ||
| Montréal, CA | misses by 78.2′ (closest at 13:12) | 53° up in the SW · daylight, Sun +14° | ||
| Philadelphia, US | misses by 74.4′ (closest at 13:15) | 58° up in the SW · daylight, Sun +17° | ||
| Phoenix, US | misses by 52.1′ (closest at 12:34) | 62° up (high) in the SE · dark sky | ||
| Porto Alegre, BR | misses by 33.6′ (closest at 15:10) | 3° up (low) in the WNW · daylight, Sun +75° | ||
| Puebla, MX | misses by 46.1′ (closest at 13:02) | 86° up (high) in the SE · daylight, Sun +6° | ||
| Queens, US | misses by 75.4′ (closest at 13:16) | 56° up in the SW · daylight, Sun +17° | ||
| Quito, EC | misses by 45.4′ (closest at 14:08) | 53° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +46° | ||
| San Antonio, US | misses by 54.5′ (closest at 12:51) | 75° up (high) in the SSE · sunset twilight | ||
| San Diego, US | misses by 49.8′ (closest at 12:30) | 58° up in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BO | misses by 40.2′ (closest at 14:55) | 21° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +75° | ||
| Santiago de Querétaro, MX | misses by 46.1′ (closest at 12:57) | 83° up (high) in the SE · daylight, Sun +2° | ||
| Santiago, CL | misses by 23.0′ (closest at 14:58) | 19° up in the NW · daylight, Sun +63° | ||
| Santo Domingo, DO | misses by 64.2′ (closest at 13:52) | 53° up in the W · daylight, Sun +40° | ||
| The Bronx, US | misses by 75.5′ (closest at 13:16) | 56° up in the SW · daylight, Sun +17° | ||
| Tijuana, MX | misses by 49.7′ (closest at 12:30) | 58° up in the ESE · dark sky | ||
| Toronto, CA | misses by 74.6′ (closest at 13:06) | 58° up in the SSW · daylight, Sun +11° | ||
| Valencia, VE | misses by 59.8′ (closest at 14:10) | 46° up in the WNW · daylight, Sun +50° | ||
| Zapopan, MX | misses by 44.5′ (closest at 12:53) | 79° up (high) in the ESE · sunset twilight | ||
How to watch
Method & accuracy
Positions from the JPL DE431 ephemeris (Skyfield), ΔT = 69.1 s. City times and the solid limit line use the real lunar limb: LRO LOLA terrain (LDEM_64, ~0.5 km) as each observer sees it. That changes times by a few seconds, or tens of seconds near a graze. The any-location solver in your browser and the shaded region still use the mean sphere of 1737.4 km (±2 s). 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 2026-09-14.