12 hours, 47 minutes
Mon, Mar 1 at 6:30 pm - Tue, Mar 2 at 7:17 am
Visible night of Mar 1 – Mar 2, 2021
Mercury: | From Tue 6:13 am |
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Venus: | From Tue 7:13 am |
Mars: | Until Tue 1:21 am |
Jupiter: | From Tue 6:22 am |
Saturn: | From Tue 5:59 am |
Uranus: | Until Mon 11:22 pm |
Neptune: | Until Mon 7:12 pm |


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Tonight's Sky in Traverse City, Mar 1 – Mar 2, 2021 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Traverse City
View just before sunrise.
Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.
Tue, Mar 2 ↑6:13 am
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Venus rise and set in Traverse City
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Venus is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Tue, Mar 2 ↑7:13 am
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Mars rise and set in Traverse City
View after sunset.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Tue, Mar 2 ↓1:21 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Traverse City
Try before sunrise.
Jupiter rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Tue, Mar 2 ↑6:22 am
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Saturn rise and set in Traverse City
View before sunrise.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Tue, Mar 2 ↑5:59 am
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Uranus rise and set in Traverse City
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.
Mon, Mar 1 ↓11:22 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Traverse City
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Neptune is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Mon, Mar 1 ↓7:12 pm
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Planets Visible in Traverse City
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 2, 2021 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 6:13 am | Tue 4:08 pm | Tue 11:10 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 7:13 am | Tue 5:56 pm | Tue 12:34 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Mon 10:13 am | Tue 1:21 am | Mon 5:47 pm | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Tue 6:22 am | Tue 4:13 pm | Tue 11:18 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Tue 5:59 am | Tue 3:29 pm | Tue 10:44 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Mon 9:26 am | Mon 11:22 pm | Mon 4:24 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Mon 7:46 am | Mon 7:12 pm | Mon 1:29 pm | Extremely difficult to see |