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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in West Coast, USA

Moon: 68.3%
Waxing Gibbous
Night Time:13 hours, 51 minutes
Sunset:Nov 10 at 7:09 pm
End of Twilight*:Nov 10 at 8:10 pm
Start of Twilight*:Nov 11 at 8:00 am
Sunrise:Nov 11 at 9:00 am

*Nautical twilight

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Moon–Saturn Close Approach

The Moon will be close to Saturn in the evening sky around November 10–11. Show Saturn on our Night Sky Map (below).

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Tonight's Sky in West Coast, Nov 10 – Nov 11, 2024

Mercury rise and set in West Coast

Try after sunset.

Mercury sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Sun, Nov 10 ↓8:09 pm

Nov 10, 2024
Nov 11, 2024

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Venus rise and set in West Coast

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.

Sun, Nov 10 ↓9:26 pm

Nov 10, 2024
Nov 11, 2024

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Mars rise and set in West Coast

View in the early morning.

Mars can be seen for more than 9 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Sun, Nov 10 ↑11:58 pm

Nov 10, 2024
Nov 11, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in West Coast

Most of the night until sunrise.

Jupiter is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise.

Sun, Nov 10 ↑8:50 pm

Nov 10, 2024
Nov 11, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in West Coast

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Mon, Nov 11 ↓3:30 am

Nov 10, 2024
Nov 11, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in West Coast

Up most of the night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. You may need binoculars.

Sun, Nov 10 ↑7:22 pm

Nov 10, 2024
Nov 11, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in West Coast

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Mon, Nov 11 ↓4:44 am

Nov 10, 2024
Nov 11, 2024

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Planets Visible in West Coast

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Nov 10, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 10:58 amSun 8:09 pmSun 3:33 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 12:22 pmSun 9:26 pmSun 4:54 pmGood visibility
MarsSun 11:58 pmMon 2:33 pmMon 7:16 amPerfect visibility
JupiterSun 8:50 pmMon 11:31 amMon 4:11 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 4:23 pmMon 3:30 amSun 9:57 pmPerfect visibility
UranusSun 7:22 pmMon 9:36 amMon 2:29 amAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 4:55 pmMon 4:44 amSun 10:49 pmDifficult to see