Wed, Feb 20 at 6:03 pm - Thu, Feb 21 at 6:52 am
12 hours, 50 minutes
Mercury: Until Wed 7:19 pm
Venus: From Thu 4:32 am
Mars: Until Wed 10:59 pm
Jupiter: From Thu 2:32 am
Saturn: From Thu 4:23 am
Uranus: Until Wed 10:33 pm
Neptune: Until Wed 7:05 pm
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Old Washington Historic State 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?
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.
Mercury is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Wed, Feb 20 ↓7:19 pm
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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.
Thu, Feb 21 ↑4:32 am
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View after sunset.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Wed, Feb 20 ↓10:59 pm
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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.
Thu, Feb 21 ↑2:32 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.
Thu, Feb 21 ↑4:23 am
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View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. You may need binoculars.
Wed, Feb 20 ↓10:33 pm
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Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Neptune is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Wed, Feb 20 ↓7:05 pm
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 20, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 7:38 am | Wed 7:19 pm | Wed 1:28 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Thu 4:32 am | Thu 2:42 pm | Thu 9:37 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Wed 9:40 am | Wed 10:59 pm | Wed 4:20 pm | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Thu 2:32 am | Thu 12:28 pm | Thu 7:30 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 4:23 am | Thu 2:23 pm | Thu 9:23 am | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 9:31 am | Wed 10:33 pm | Wed 4:02 pm | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Wed 7:37 am | Wed 7:05 pm | Wed 1:21 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
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