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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in 1°23'47.0"S, 78°25'28.9"W

Moon: 62.2%
Waxing Gibbous
Night Time:11 hours, 48 minutes
Sunset:Dec 9 at 6:12 pm
End of Twilight*:Dec 9 at 7:01 pm
Start of Twilight*:Dec 10 at 5:12 am
Sunrise:Dec 10 at 6:00 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of 1°23'47.0"S, 78°25'28.9"WLocation

December’s Extreme Full Moon

The Full Moon on December 15 will rise and set at its most extreme northerly points on the horizon—the result of a once-every-18.6 years “major lunar standstill.”

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Tonight's Sky in 1°23'47.0"S, 78°25'28.9"W, Dec 9 – Dec 10, 2024

Mercury rise and set in 1°23'47.0"S, 78°25'28.9"W

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Tue, Dec 10 ↑5:21 am

Dec 9, 2024
Dec 10, 2024

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Venus rise and set in 1°23'47.0"S, 78°25'28.9"W

View after sunset.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Mon, Dec 9 ↓9:25 pm

Dec 9, 2024
Dec 10, 2024

Venus

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Mars rise and set in 1°23'47.0"S, 78°25'28.9"W

View in the early morning.

Mars can be seen for more than 8 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Mon, Dec 9 ↑9:33 pm

Dec 9, 2024
Dec 10, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in 1°23'47.0"S, 78°25'28.9"W

Up almost all night.

Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun in the sky, and is, therefore, visible most of the night. This is the best time of the year to view the planet.

Tue, Dec 10 ↓5:54 am

Dec 9, 2024
Dec 10, 2024

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in 1°23'47.0"S, 78°25'28.9"W

View after sunset.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Tue, Dec 10 ↓12:00 midnight

Dec 9, 2024
Dec 10, 2024

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in 1°23'47.0"S, 78°25'28.9"W

After sunset and most of the night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset. You may need binoculars.

Tue, Dec 10 ↓4:23 am

Dec 9, 2024
Dec 10, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in 1°23'47.0"S, 78°25'28.9"W

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 6 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Tue, Dec 10 ↓12:49 am

Dec 9, 2024
Dec 10, 2024

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Planets Visible in 1°23'47.0"S, 78°25'28.9"W

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Dec 9, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:21 amTue 5:26 pmTue 11:24 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusMon 9:15 amMon 9:25 pmMon 3:20 pmGood visibility
MarsMon 9:33 pmTue 9:31 amTue 3:32 amPerfect visibility
JupiterMon 5:56 pmTue 5:54 amMon 11:55 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 11:56 amTue 12:00 midnightMon 5:58 pmAverage visibility
UranusMon 4:24 pmTue 4:23 amMon 10:24 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 12:46 pmTue 12:49 amMon 6:48 pmDifficult to see