Planets Visible Tonight

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At a Glance

Planet	Visibility	Notes	Mag	Elongation
Mercury	Not visible	Too close to the Sun	-1.48	9° E
Venus	End of the night	Rises at 03:09	-4.36	46° W
Mars	Beginning of the night	Sets at 01:04	1.28	68° E
Jupiter	After sunset, difficult	Sets at 22:03	-1.91	13° E
Saturn	End of the night	Rises at 02:16	1.06	75° W
Uranus	Not visible	-	5.84	18° W
Neptune	End of the night	Rises at 02:13	7.78	74° W

Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 79.0% illuminated, rises at 16:22.

Planet Visibility Details

Mercury will not be visible tonight because of its elongation of only 9° from the Sun.

Venus is in excellent visibility conditions for early morning observations. It rises at 03:09, i.e. 2 hours and 6 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 -4.36). View sky map of Venus at 03:58.

Mars will be in good visibility conditions after sunset and during the first part of the night. It sets at 01:04, 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 1.28) with a distinctive reddish color. View sky map of Mars at 23:07.

Jupiter sets only 52 minutes after the Sun, so it will be difficult to observe. Look towards the West under very clear sky conditions and from a location with an unobstructed horizon. Jupiter will be visible very low on the horizon as a large star (magnitude -1.91) with an orange color. It will be visible to the naked eye, however small binoculars can be helpful to locate it. View sky map of Jupiter at 21:37.

Saturn is in good visibility conditions towards the end of the night. It rises at 02:16, i.e. 2 hours and 59 minutes 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 1.06) 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 03:31.

Uranus will not be visible tonight because of its elongation of only 18° from the Sun.

Neptune is in good visibility conditions towards the end of the night. It rises at 02:13, i.e. 3 hours and 3 minutes before the Sun. Look towards East before sunrise, from a location with unobstructed horizon. Considering its low brightness (magnitude 7.78), at least binoculars will be needed to observe it and a small telescope is recommended. View sky map of Neptune at 03:30.