8 hours, 53 minutes
Sat, Apr 27 at 8:38 pm – Sun, Apr 28 at 5:31 am
Visible tonight, Apr 27 – Apr 28, 2024
Mercury: | From Sun 5:12 am |
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Venus: | From Sun 5:26 am |
Mars: | From Sun 4:43 am |
Jupiter: | Until Sat 10:04 pm |
Saturn: | From Sun 4:31 am |
Uranus: | Until Sat 10:00 pm |
Neptune: | From Sun 4:44 am |
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Tonight's Sky in 55°37'00.2"N, 13°00'01.2"E, Apr 27 – Apr 28, 2024 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in 55°37'00.2"N, 13°00'01.2"E
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.
Mercury is just 22 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sun, Apr 28 ↑5:12 am
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Venus rise and set in 55°37'00.2"N, 13°00'01.2"E
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.
Venus is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Sun, Apr 28 ↑5:26 am
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Mars rise and set in 55°37'00.2"N, 13°00'01.2"E
Try before sunrise.
Mars rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Sun, Apr 28 ↑4:43 am
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Jupiter rise and set in 55°37'00.2"N, 13°00'01.2"E
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Jupiter is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sat, Apr 27 ↓10:04 pm
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Saturn rise and set in 55°37'00.2"N, 13°00'01.2"E
View before sunrise.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. It is quite close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view.
Sun, Apr 28 ↑4:31 am
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Uranus rise and set in 55°37'00.2"N, 13°00'01.2"E
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 15 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Sat, Apr 27 ↓10:00 pm
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Neptune rise and set in 55°37'00.2"N, 13°00'01.2"E
Try before sunrise. Use binoculars.
Neptune rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Very faint, use binoculars.
Sun, Apr 28 ↑4:44 am
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Planets Visible in 55°37'00.2"N, 13°00'01.2"E
Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Apr 27, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sun 5:12 am | Sun 6:14 pm | Sun 11:43 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Sun 5:26 am | Sun 7:32 pm | Sun 12:29 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Sun 4:43 am | Sun 4:29 pm | Sun 10:36 am | Difficult to see |
Jupiter | Sat 6:12 am | Sat 10:04 pm | Sat 2:08 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Sun 4:31 am | Sun 3:15 pm | Sun 9:53 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Uranus | Sat 6:06 am | Sat 10:00 pm | Sat 2:03 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Sun 4:44 am | Sun 4:32 pm | Sun 10:38 am | Extremely difficult to see |