Planets Visible Tonight

Showing for: Greenwich, UK [Change Location]

At a Glance

Planet	Visibility	Notes	Mag	Elongation
Mercury	Before sunrise, difficult	Rises at 04:49	-0.84	15° W
Venus	Before sunrise	Rises at 03:48	-4.58	45° W
Mars	Beginning of the night	Sets at 02:05	1.15	77° E
Jupiter	After sunset	Sets at 23:05	-1.94	29° E
Saturn	End of the night	Rises at 03:36	1.13	57° W
Uranus	Not visible	Below the horizon	5.85	1° E
Neptune	End of the night	Rises at 03:35	7.80	55° W

Moon: Waning Gibbous, 81.9% illuminated, rises at 01:03.

Planet Visibility Details

Mercury will be difficult to observe because it rises only 48 minutes before the Sun. Look towards the East under very clear sky conditions and from a location with an unobstructed horizon. Mercury will appear very low on the horizon, as a small bright and light-orange star (magnitude -0.84). It will be visible to the naked eye, however small binoculars can be helpful to locate it. View sky map of Mercury at 04:58.

Venus is in favorable conditions for early morning observations. It rises 1 hour and 49 minutes before the Sun. Look towards East before sunrise, from a location with unobstructed horizon. Venus will be easily visible as a very bright white or slightly bluish star. It will be the brightest object visible in the sky (magnitude -4.58). View sky map of Venus at 04:28.

Mars will be in good visibility conditions after sunset and during the first part of the night. It sets at 02:05, look towards South/South West after sunset and West later in the night. It will be easily visible to the naked eye as bright star (magnitude 1.15) with a distinctive reddish color. View sky map of Mars at 23:25.

Jupiter sets 2 hours and 19 minutes after the Sun. Look towards West after sunset, from a location with unobstructed horizon. It will be easily visible to the naked eye as bright and large star (magnitude -1.94) with an orange color. Small binoculars will easily show its 4 major moons. View sky map of Jupiter at 21:55.

Saturn is in good visibility conditions towards the end of the night. It rises at 03:36, i.e. 2 hours and 1 minute before the Sun. Look towards East before sunrise, from a location with unobstructed horizon. It will be visible to the naked eye as a moderately bright star (magnitude 1.13) with an orange color. Binoculars with at least 20x magnification will show its elongated shape while a small telescope will show its rings. View sky map of Saturn at 04:22.

Uranus will not be visible tonight because, at this latitude, it will never rise above the horizon during the night.

Neptune is in good visibility conditions towards the end of the night. It rises at 03:35, i.e. 2 hours and 2 minutes before the Sun. Look towards East before sunrise, from a location with unobstructed horizon. Considering its low brightness (magnitude 7.80), at least binoculars will be needed to observe it and a small telescope is recommended. View sky map of Neptune at 04:21.