Which Planets Can You See Tonight? (2024)

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Night Time

10 hours, 8 minutes

Fri, May 24 at 8:15 pm – Sat, May 25 at 6:23 am

Visible night of May 24 – May 25, 2024

Mercury: From Sat 5:21 am
Venus: From Sat 6:15 am
Mars: From Sat 4:02 am
Jupiter: From Sat 6:09 am
Saturn: From Sat 2:41 am
Uranus: From Sat 5:46 am
Neptune: From Sat 3:09 am

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Shortest Lunar Month 2024

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Tonight's Sky in 30°19'12.9"N, 95°35'59.9"W, May 24 – May 25, 2024 (7 planets visible)

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Mercury rise and set in 30°19'12.9"N, 95°35'59.9"W

View just before sunrise.

Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Sat, May 25 ↑5:21 am

May 24, 2024

May 25, 2024

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in 30°19'12.9"N, 95°35'59.9"W

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Venus is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Sat, May 25 ↑6:15 am

May 24, 2024

May 25, 2024

Venus

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Mars rise and set in 30°19'12.9"N, 95°35'59.9"W

View before sunrise.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Sat, May 25 ↑4:02 am

May 24, 2024

May 25, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in 30°19'12.9"N, 95°35'59.9"W

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Jupiter is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sat, May 25 ↑6:09 am

May 24, 2024

May 25, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in 30°19'12.9"N, 95°35'59.9"W

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Sat, May 25 ↑2:41 am

May 24, 2024

May 25, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in 30°19'12.9"N, 95°35'59.9"W

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sat, May 25 ↑5:46 am

May 24, 2024

May 25, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in 30°19'12.9"N, 95°35'59.9"W

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

Sat, May 25 ↑3:09 am

May 24, 2024

May 25, 2024

Neptune

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Planets Visible in 30°19'12.9"N, 95°35'59.9"W

Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 25, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:21 amSat 6:35 pmSat 11:58 amAverage visibility
VenusSat 6:15 amSat 8:01 pmSat 1:08 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 4:02 amSat 4:37 pmSat 10:19 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 6:09 amSat 7:48 pmSat 12:58 pmDifficult to see
SaturnSat 2:41 amSat 2:15 pmSat 8:28 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 5:46 amSat 7:20 pmSat 12:33 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 3:09 amSat 3:06 pmSat 9:08 amVery difficult to see

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