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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Cape Crozier, Western Cape, South Africa

Night Time

15 hours, 20 minutes

Tue, Jun 4 at 3:48 pm – Wed, Jun 5 at 7:08 am

Visible tonight, Jun 4 – Jun 5, 2024

Mercury: From Wed 6:09 am
Mars: From Wed 2:52 am
Jupiter: From Wed 6:02 am
Saturn: From Tue 11:26 pm
Uranus: From Wed 5:22 am
Neptune: From Wed 12:26 am
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Tonight's Sky in Cape Crozier, Jun 4 – Jun 5, 2024 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Cape Crozier

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mercury is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Jun 5 ↑6:09 am

Jun 4, 2024
Jun 5, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Cape Crozier

View before sunrise.

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

Wed, Jun 5 ↑2:52 am

Jun 4, 2024
Jun 5, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Cape Crozier

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Jupiter is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Jun 5 ↑6:02 am

Jun 4, 2024
Jun 5, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Cape Crozier

View before sunrise.

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

Tue, Jun 4 ↑11:26 pm

Jun 4, 2024
Jun 5, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Cape Crozier

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Uranus is just 20 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Jun 5 ↑5:22 am

Jun 4, 2024
Jun 5, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Cape Crozier

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

Wed, Jun 5 ↑12:26 am

Jun 4, 2024
Jun 5, 2024

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Planets Visible in Cape Crozier

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Jun 4, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:09 amWed 3:12 pmWed 10:41 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 7:10 amWed 3:47 pmWed 11:29 amVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsWed 2:52 amWed 1:37 pmWed 8:15 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:02 amWed 3:06 pmWed 10:34 amSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 11:26 pmWed 12:24 pmWed 5:55 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 5:22 amWed 2:39 pmWed 10:01 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 12:26 amWed 12:41 pmWed 6:34 amVery difficult to see