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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Houston Pocket, Arizona, USA

Night Time

11 hours, 34 minutes

Wed, Mar 27 at 6:42 pm – Thu, Mar 28 at 6:16 am

Visible night of Mar 27 – Mar 28, 2024

Mercury: Until Wed 8:10 pm
Venus: From Thu 5:37 am
Mars: From Thu 4:53 am
Jupiter: Until Wed 9:45 pm
Saturn: From Thu 5:19 am
Uranus: Until Wed 10:06 pm
Neptune: From Thu 5:55 am
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Tonight's Sky in Houston Pocket, Mar 27 – Mar 28, 2024 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Houston Pocket

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Mar 27 ↓8:10 pm

Mar 27, 2024
Mar 28, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Houston Pocket

Try before sunrise.

Venus rises shortly before sunrise, 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.

Thu, Mar 28 ↑5:37 am

Mar 27, 2024
Mar 28, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Houston Pocket

View before sunrise.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Thu, Mar 28 ↑4:53 am

Mar 27, 2024
Mar 28, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Houston Pocket

View after sunset.

Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Wed, Mar 27 ↓9:45 pm

Mar 27, 2024
Mar 28, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Houston Pocket

Try before sunrise.

Saturn rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Thu, Mar 28 ↑5:19 am

Mar 27, 2024
Mar 28, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Houston Pocket

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, Mar 27 ↓10:06 pm

Mar 27, 2024
Mar 28, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Houston Pocket

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Neptune is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Thu, Mar 28 ↑5:55 am

Mar 27, 2024
Mar 28, 2024

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Planets Visible in Houston Pocket

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Mar 28, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:55 amWed 8:10 pmWed 1:32 pmDifficult to see
VenusThu 5:37 amThu 5:16 pmThu 11:26 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 4:53 amThu 3:57 pmThu 10:25 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 8:11 amWed 9:45 pmWed 2:58 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 5:19 amThu 4:38 pmThu 10:59 amDifficult to see
UranusWed 8:22 amWed 10:06 pmWed 3:14 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 5:55 amThu 5:48 pmThu 11:51 amExtremely difficult to see