Thu, Jul 16 at 4:14 pm - Fri, Jul 17 at 8:08 am
15 hours, 54 minutes
Visible tonight, Jul 16 – Jul 17, 2020
Mercury: From Fri 6:41 am
Venus: From Fri 4:50 am
Mars: From Thu 11:12 pm
Jupiter: Perfect visibility
Saturn: From Thu 4:27 pm
Uranus: From Fri 2:13 am
Neptune: From Thu 9:25 pm
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Tonight's Sky in Melbourne Bluff, Jul 16 – Jul 17, 2020 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Melbourne Bluff
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Mercury is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Fri, Jul 17 ↑6:41 am
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Venus rise and set in Melbourne Bluff
View before sunrise.
Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Fri, Jul 17 ↑4:50 am
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Mars rise and set in Melbourne Bluff
View in the early morning.
Mars can be seen for more than 8 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Thu, Jul 16 ↑11:12 pm
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Jupiter rise and set in Melbourne Bluff
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.
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Saturn rise and set in Melbourne Bluff
Up almost all night.
Saturn 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.
Thu, Jul 16 ↑4:27 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Melbourne Bluff
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.
Fri, Jul 17 ↑2:13 am
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Neptune rise and set in Melbourne Bluff
View in the early morning. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 10 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.
Thu, Jul 16 ↑9:25 pm
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Planets Visible in Melbourne Bluff
| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Jul 16, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 6:41 am | Fri 3:01 pm | Fri 10:51 am | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 4:50 am | Fri 1:35 pm | Fri 9:12 am | Great visibility |
| Mars | Thu 11:12 pm | Fri 11:07 am | Fri 5:10 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Thu 3:48 pm | Fri 8:14 am | Fri 12:00 midnight | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 4:27 pm | Fri 8:33 am | Fri 12:30 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Fri 2:13 am | Fri 11:39 am | Fri 6:56 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Thu 9:25 pm | Fri 10:20 am | Fri 3:52 am | Difficult to see |
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