9 hours, 57 minutes
Tue, May 7 at 9:25 pm – Wed, May 8 at 7:22 am
Visible night of May 7 – May 8, 2024
Mercury: | From Wed 6:26 am |
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Venus: | From Wed 7:07 am |
Mars: | From Wed 5:38 am |
Jupiter: | Until Tue 10:01 pm |
Saturn: | From Wed 4:55 am |
Uranus: | Until Tue 9:48 pm |
Neptune: | From Wed 5:22 am |
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Tonight's Sky in Sierra del Zarzoso, May 7 – May 8, 2024 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Sierra del Zarzoso
Try before sunrise.
Mercury rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Wed, May 8 ↑6:26 am
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Venus rise and set in Sierra del Zarzoso
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.
Venus is just 8 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, May 8 ↑7:07 am
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Mars rise and set in Sierra del Zarzoso
View before sunrise.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Wed, May 8 ↑5:38 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Sierra del Zarzoso
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Jupiter is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Tue, May 7 ↓10:01 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Sierra del Zarzoso
View before sunrise.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Wed, May 8 ↑4:55 am
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Uranus rise and set in Sierra del Zarzoso
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 5 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Tue, May 7 ↓9:48 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Sierra del Zarzoso
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.
Wed, May 8 ↑5:22 am
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Planets Visible in Sierra del Zarzoso
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 8, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 6:26 am | Wed 7:08 pm | Wed 12:47 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 7:07 am | Wed 8:46 pm | Wed 1:56 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Wed 5:38 am | Wed 5:51 pm | Wed 11:44 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Tue 7:54 am | Tue 10:01 pm | Tue 2:58 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Wed 4:55 am | Wed 4:17 pm | Wed 10:36 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Tue 7:43 am | Tue 9:48 pm | Tue 2:45 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Wed 5:22 am | Wed 5:16 pm | Wed 11:19 am | Very difficult to see |