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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Town of Columbus, Montana, USA

Night Time

11 hours, 21 minutes

Thu, Mar 28 at 7:40 pm – Fri, Mar 29 at 7:01 am

Visible tonight, Mar 28 – Mar 29, 2024

Mercury: Until Thu 9:20 pm
Venus: From Fri 6:35 am
Mars: From Fri 5:58 am
Jupiter: Until Thu 10:58 pm
Saturn: From Fri 6:18 am
Uranus: Until Thu 11:21 pm
Neptune: From Fri 6:46 am
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Tonight's Sky in Town of Columbus, Mar 28 – Mar 29, 2024 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Town of Columbus

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.

Thu, Mar 28 ↓9:20 pm

Mar 28, 2024
Mar 29, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Town of Columbus

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.

Fri, Mar 29 ↑6:35 am

Mar 28, 2024
Mar 29, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Town of Columbus

View before sunrise.

Mars 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.

Fri, Mar 29 ↑5:58 am

Mar 28, 2024
Mar 29, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Town of Columbus

View after sunset.

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

Thu, Mar 28 ↓10:58 pm

Mar 28, 2024
Mar 29, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Town of Columbus

Try before sunrise.

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

Fri, Mar 29 ↑6:18 am

Mar 28, 2024
Mar 29, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Town of Columbus

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.

Thu, Mar 28 ↓11:21 pm

Mar 28, 2024
Mar 29, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Town of Columbus

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Neptune is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Fri, Mar 29 ↑6:46 am

Mar 28, 2024
Mar 29, 2024

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Planets Visible in Town of Columbus

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Mar 28, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:26 amThu 9:20 pmThu 2:22 pmDifficult to see
VenusFri 6:35 amFri 6:05 pmFri 12:19 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 5:58 amFri 4:35 pmFri 11:16 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 8:36 amThu 10:58 pmThu 3:47 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 6:18 amFri 5:16 pmFri 11:47 amDifficult to see
UranusThu 8:44 amThu 11:21 pmThu 4:02 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneFri 6:46 amFri 6:34 pmFri 12:40 pmExtremely difficult to see