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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Wusong, Shanghai Municipality, China

Night Time

10 hours, 48 minutes

Tue, Apr 23 at 6:28 pm – Wed, Apr 24 at 5:16 am

Visible tonight, Apr 23 – Apr 24, 2024

Mercury: From Wed 4:29 am
Venus: From Wed 4:50 am
Mars: From Wed 3:32 am
Jupiter: Until Tue 7:54 pm
Saturn: From Wed 3:10 am
Uranus: Until Tue 7:53 pm
Neptune: From Wed 3:43 am
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April 21–22: Peak of Lyrid Meteor Shower

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Tonight's Sky in Wusong, Apr 23 – Apr 24, 2024 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Wusong

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mercury is just 17 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Apr 24 ↑4:29 am

Apr 23, 2024
Apr 24, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Wusong

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Venus is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Wed, Apr 24 ↑4:50 am

Apr 23, 2024
Apr 24, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Wusong

View before sunrise.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Wed, Apr 24 ↑3:32 am

Apr 23, 2024
Apr 24, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Wusong

View just after sunset.

Jupiter is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Tue, Apr 23 ↓7:54 pm

Apr 23, 2024
Apr 24, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Wusong

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Wed, Apr 24 ↑3:10 am

Apr 23, 2024
Apr 24, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Wusong

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Tue, Apr 23 ↓7:53 pm

Apr 23, 2024
Apr 24, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Wusong

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset. Bring binoculars (but don't look at the Sun!).

Neptune is just 35 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. You may need binoculars, but only use them when sun is down.

Wed, Apr 24 ↑3:43 am

Apr 23, 2024
Apr 24, 2024

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Planets Visible in Wusong

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Apr 23, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:29 amWed 4:58 pmWed 10:44 amVery difficult to see
VenusWed 4:50 amWed 5:34 pmWed 11:12 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 3:32 amWed 3:21 pmWed 9:27 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:20 amTue 7:54 pmTue 1:07 pmAverage visibility
SaturnWed 3:10 amWed 2:39 pmWed 8:54 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 6:18 amTue 7:53 pmTue 1:05 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:43 amWed 3:38 pmWed 9:40 amExtremely difficult to see