Planets Visible Tonight from Bethal, South Africa

This page shows planetary visibility conditions for Bethal, South Africa (41° 11' 8.2" N, 88° 18' 35.3" W). All times reported are in the Africa/Johannesburg timezone. These location and timezone settings have been set as your defaults and you can change them here.

At a Glance

Planet	Visibility	Notes	Mag	Elongation
Mercury	After sunset	Sets at 18:57	-0.04	23° E
Venus	Before sunrise	Rises at 03:29	-4.20	45° W
Mars	Beginning of the night	Sets at 21:53	1.44	61° E
Jupiter	Not visible	Below the horizon	-1.89	1° E
Saturn	Most of the night	Transits at 06:05	0.99	91° W
Uranus	Before sunrise	Rises at 04:26	5.83	33° W
Neptune	Most of the night	Transits at 06:05	7.77	90° W

Moon: Waning Crescent, 5.8% illuminated, rises at 04:31.

Planet Visibility Details

Mercury sets 1 hour and 39 minutes after the Sun. Look towards West after sunset, from a location with unobstructed horizon. Mercury will appear low on the horizon, as a small bright and light-orange star (magnitude -0.04). It will be visible to the naked eye, however small binoculars can be helpful to locate it. View sky map of Mercury at 18:07.

Venus is in favorable conditions for early morning observations. It rises 3 hours and 51 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 -4.20). View sky map of Venus at 05:10.

Mars will be in good visibility conditions after sunset and during the first part of the night. It sets at 21:53, 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 1.44) with a distinctive reddish color. View sky map of Mars at 19:35.

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

Saturn will be in good visibility conditions for most part of the night. It rises at 00:00, i.e. 20 minutes before the Sun. Best conditions will be around the time Saturn will reach its highest altitude, at 06:05 (look towards South). It will be visible to the naked eye as a moderately bright star (magnitude 0.99) with an orange color. Binoculars with at least 20x magnification will show its elongated shape while a small telescope will show its rings.

Uranus rises 2 hours and 53 minutes before the Sun. Look towards East before sunrise, from a location with unobstructed horizon. Considering its low brightness (magnitude 5.83) and low altitude on the horizon, at least binoculars will be necessary to observe it. View sky map of Uranus at 05:38.

Neptune will be in good visibility conditions for most part of the night. It rises at 00:03, i.e. 17 minutes before the Sun. Best conditions will be around the time Neptune will reach its highest altitude, at 06:05 (look towards South). Considering its low brightness (magnitude 7.77), at least binoculars will be needed to observe it and a small telescope is recommended.