Sat, Apr 4 at 7:07 pm - Sun, Apr 5 at 6:27 am
11 hours, 20 minutes
Mercury: From Sun 5:32 am
Venus: Until Sat 10:52 pm
Mars: From Sun 3:05 am
Jupiter: From Sun 2:30 am
Saturn: From Sun 2:52 am
Uranus: Until Sat 8:39 pm
Neptune: From Sun 5:21 am
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Washington Park on a date of your choice. Use it to locate a planet, the Moon, or the Sun and track their movements across the sky. The map also shows the phases of the Moon, and all solar and lunar eclipses. Need some help?
Try before sunrise.
Mercury rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Sun, Apr 5 ↑5:32 am
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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.
Sat, Apr 4 ↓10:52 pm
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View before sunrise.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Sun, Apr 5 ↑3:05 am
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View before sunrise.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Sun, Apr 5 ↑2:30 am
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View before sunrise.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Sun, Apr 5 ↑2:52 am
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.
Uranus is just 20 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sat, Apr 4 ↓8:39 pm
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only. Use binoculars.
Neptune is just 26 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Very faint, use binoculars.
Sun, Apr 5 ↑5:21 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Apr 4, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 5:32 am | Sun 5:10 pm | Sun 11:20 am | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Sat 8:34 am | Sat 10:52 pm | Sat 3:42 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Sun 3:05 am | Sun 1:22 pm | Sun 8:14 am | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Sun 2:30 am | Sun 12:41 pm | Sun 7:35 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 2:52 am | Sun 1:09 pm | Sun 8:00 am | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Sat 7:28 am | Sat 8:39 pm | Sat 2:04 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sun 5:21 am | Sun 4:59 pm | Sun 11:10 am | Extremely difficult to see |
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