Thu, Dec 5 at 4:48 pm - Fri, Dec 6 at 7:33 am
14 hours, 46 minutes
Mercury: From Fri 5:59 am
Venus: Until Thu 6:42 pm
Mars: From Fri 4:48 am
Jupiter: Until Thu 5:57 pm
Saturn: Until Thu 7:19 pm
Uranus: Until Fri 4:13 am
Neptune: Until Fri 12:10 am
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Fairfield 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 sunrise and sunset only.
Mercury is just 19 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Fri, Dec 6 ↑5:59 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.
Thu, Dec 5 ↓6:42 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.
Fri, Dec 6 ↑4:48 am
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View just after sunset.
Jupiter is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.
Thu, Dec 5 ↓5:57 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.
Thu, Dec 5 ↓7:19 pm
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View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can be seen for more than 11 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.
Fri, Dec 6 ↓4:13 am
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View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Fri, Dec 6 ↓12:10 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Dec 5, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 5:59 am | Fri 3:52 pm | Fri 10:56 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Thu 9:49 am | Thu 6:42 pm | Thu 2:16 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Fri 4:48 am | Fri 3:04 pm | Fri 9:56 am | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Thu 8:54 am | Thu 5:57 pm | Thu 1:25 pm | Average visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 10:06 am | Thu 7:19 pm | Thu 2:42 pm | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 2:39 pm | Fri 4:13 am | Thu 9:26 pm | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Thu 12:53 pm | Fri 12:10 am | Thu 6:31 pm | Difficult to see |
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