5 hours, 4 minutes
Wed, May 8 at 12:23 am – Wed, May 8 at 5:27 am
Visible tonight, May 8
Venus: | Slightly difficult to see |
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Jupiter: | Until Wed 1:13 am |
Uranus: | Until Wed 12:55 am |
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Tonight's Sky in Fort McPherson, May 8 (3 planets visible)
Venus rise and set in Fort McPherson
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
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.
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Jupiter rise and set in Fort McPherson
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Jupiter is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Wed, May 8 ↓1:13 am
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Uranus rise and set in Fort McPherson
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 5 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Wed, May 8 ↓12:55 am
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Planets Visible in Fort McPherson
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 7, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 6:16 am | Wed 8:23 pm | Wed 1:19 pm | Not visible |
Venus | Wed 5:50 am | Wed 11:10 pm | Wed 2:28 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Wed 5:58 am | Wed 6:35 pm | Wed 12:16 pm | Not visible |
Jupiter | Tue 5:45 am | Wed 1:13 am | Tue 3:29 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Wed 6:07 am | Wed 4:07 pm | Wed 11:07 am | Not visible |
Uranus | Tue 5:38 am | Wed 12:55 am | Tue 3:16 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Wed 5:59 am | Wed 5:41 pm | Wed 11:50 am | Not visible |