Fri, Oct 18 at 7:04 pm - Sat, Oct 19 at 8:01 am
12 hours, 57 minutes
Mercury: Until Fri 7:57 pm
Venus: Until Fri 7:51 pm
Mars: From Sat 6:42 am
Jupiter: Until Fri 10:02 pm
Saturn: Until Fri 11:46 pm
Uranus: From Fri 7:25 pm
Neptune: Until Sat 4:51 am
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Township of Washington 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 after sunset.
Mercury sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Fri, Oct 18 ↓7:57 pm
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Try after sunset.
Venus sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Fri, Oct 18 ↓7:51 pm
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Mars is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sat, Oct 19 ↑6:42 am
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View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Fri, Oct 18 ↓10:02 pm
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View after sunset.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Fri, Oct 18 ↓11:46 pm
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Up most of the night. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. You may need binoculars.
Fri, Oct 18 ↑7:25 pm
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After sunset and most of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset. Very faint, use binoculars.
Sat, Oct 19 ↓4:51 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Oct 18, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 10:12 am | Fri 7:57 pm | Fri 3:05 pm | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 9:29 am | Fri 7:51 pm | Fri 2:40 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Sat 6:42 am | Sat 6:26 pm | Sat 12:34 pm | Difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Fri 12:38 pm | Fri 10:02 pm | Fri 5:20 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Fri 2:19 pm | Fri 11:46 pm | Fri 7:03 pm | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Fri 7:25 pm | Sat 8:54 am | Sat 2:09 am | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Fri 5:29 pm | Sat 4:51 am | Fri 11:10 pm | Difficult to see |
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