Wed, Jul 17 at 8:30 pm - Thu, Jul 18 at 6:01 am
9 hours, 32 minutes
Venus: From Thu 5:25 am
Mars: Until Wed 9:23 pm
Jupiter: Until Thu 3:12 am
Saturn: Until Thu 5:27 am
Uranus: From Thu 12:58 am
Neptune: From Wed 11:00 pm
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above San Francisco on a date of your choice. Use it to locate a planet, the Moon, or the Sun and track their movements across the sky. The map also shows the phases of the Moon, and all solar and lunar eclipses. Need some help?
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Currently showing previous night. For planet visibility in the coming night, please check again after 12 noon.
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Venus is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Thu, Jul 18 ↑5:25 am
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.
Mars is just 15 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Wed, Jul 17 ↓9:23 pm
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After sunset and most of the night.
Jupiter is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset.
Thu, Jul 18 ↓3:12 am
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Up most of the night.
Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Thu, Jul 18 ↓5:27 am
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View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.
Thu, Jul 18 ↑12:58 am
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View in the early morning. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 7 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.
Wed, Jul 17 ↑11:00 pm
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Jul 18, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 6:39 am | Thu 8:20 pm | Thu 1:29 pm | Not visible |
| Venus | Thu 5:25 am | Thu 8:04 pm | Thu 12:45 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Wed 7:15 am | Wed 9:23 pm | Wed 2:19 pm | Very difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Wed 5:34 pm | Thu 3:12 am | Wed 10:23 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 7:49 pm | Thu 5:27 am | Thu 12:38 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 12:58 am | Thu 2:25 pm | Thu 7:42 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Wed 11:00 pm | Thu 10:29 am | Thu 4:45 am | Difficult to see |
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