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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Nanxinfang, Beijing Municipality, China

Night Time

9 hours, 34 minutes

Thu, May 16 at 7:25 pm – Fri, May 17 at 4:59 am

Visible tonight, May 16 – May 17, 2024

Mercury: From Fri 4:03 am
Venus: From Fri 4:48 am
Mars: From Fri 3:07 am
Jupiter: Until Thu 7:29 pm
Saturn: From Fri 2:13 am
Uranus: From Fri 4:52 am
Neptune: From Fri 2:37 am
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Mars Watch

Mars is getting higher and higher in the pre-dawn sky—although it is still not visible for observers at northerly latitudes. The Red Planet will become much brighter later this year, as it heads toward opposition on January 16, 2025.

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Tonight's Sky in Nanxinfang, May 16 – May 17, 2024 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Nanxinfang

Try before sunrise.

Mercury rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Fri, May 17 ↑4:03 am

May 16, 2024
May 17, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Nanxinfang

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

Venus is just 5 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Fri, May 17 ↑4:48 am

May 16, 2024
May 17, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Nanxinfang

View before sunrise.

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

Fri, May 17 ↑3:07 am

May 16, 2024
May 17, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Nanxinfang

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Jupiter is just 2 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Thu, May 16 ↓7:29 pm

May 16, 2024
May 17, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Nanxinfang

View before sunrise.

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

Fri, May 17 ↑2:13 am

May 16, 2024
May 17, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Nanxinfang

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Fri, May 17 ↑4:52 am

May 16, 2024
May 17, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Nanxinfang

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

Fri, May 17 ↑2:37 am

May 16, 2024
May 17, 2024

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Planets Visible in Nanxinfang

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 16, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:03 amFri 5:12 pmFri 10:37 amDifficult to see
VenusFri 4:48 amFri 6:57 pmFri 11:52 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:07 amFri 3:38 pmFri 9:23 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 5:11 amThu 7:29 pmThu 12:20 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnFri 2:13 amFri 1:33 pmFri 7:53 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 4:52 amFri 7:05 pmFri 11:58 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 2:37 amFri 2:32 pmFri 8:34 amVery difficult to see