10 hours, 19 minutes
Sat, May 11 at 6:44 pm – Sun, May 12 at 5:03 am
Visible tonight, May 11 – May 12, 2024
Mercury: | From Sun 3:57 am |
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Venus: | From Sun 4:47 am |
Mars: | From Sun 3:03 am |
Jupiter: | Until Sat 7:07 pm |
Saturn: | From Sun 2:08 am |
Uranus: | Until Sat 6:51 pm |
Neptune: | From Sun 2:37 am |
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Tonight's Sky in 31°28'01.0"N, 120°28'40.0"E, May 11 – May 12, 2024 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in 31°28'01.0"N, 120°28'40.0"E
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.
Sun, May 12 ↑3:57 am
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Venus rise and set in 31°28'01.0"N, 120°28'40.0"E
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.
Venus is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Sun, May 12 ↑4:47 am
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Mars rise and set in 31°28'01.0"N, 120°28'40.0"E
View before sunrise.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Sun, May 12 ↑3:03 am
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Jupiter rise and set in 31°28'01.0"N, 120°28'40.0"E
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Jupiter is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sat, May 11 ↓7:07 pm
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Saturn rise and set in 31°28'01.0"N, 120°28'40.0"E
View before sunrise.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Sun, May 12 ↑2:08 am
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Uranus rise and set in 31°28'01.0"N, 120°28'40.0"E
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 2 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Sat, May 11 ↓6:51 pm
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Neptune rise and set in 31°28'01.0"N, 120°28'40.0"E
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.
Sun, May 12 ↑2:37 am
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Planets Visible in 31°28'01.0"N, 120°28'40.0"E
Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 11, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sun 3:57 am | Sun 4:37 pm | Sun 10:17 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Sun 4:47 am | Sun 6:12 pm | Sun 11:30 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Sun 3:03 am | Sun 3:19 pm | Sun 9:11 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Sat 5:28 am | Sat 7:07 pm | Sat 12:17 pm | Difficult to see |
Saturn | Sun 2:08 am | Sun 1:39 pm | Sun 7:53 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Sat 5:14 am | Sat 6:51 pm | Sat 12:02 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Sun 2:37 am | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 8:36 am | Very difficult to see |