Tue, Oct 15 at 8:25 pm - Wed, Oct 16 at 5:36 am
9 hours, 11 minutes
Mercury: ↓ Tue 11:53 pm ↑ Wed 5:10 am
Venus: Until Tue 10:22 pm
Jupiter: Until Wed 3:25 am
Saturn: Until Wed 4:59 am
Uranus: From Tue 9:39 pm
Neptune: Difficult to see
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Palmer Station 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?
View just after sunset.
Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.
Tue, Oct 15 ↓11:53 pm
Wed, Oct 16 ↑5:10 am
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View just after sunset.
Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Tue, Oct 15 ↓10:22 pm
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View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Wed, Oct 16 ↓3:25 am
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View after sunset.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Wed, Oct 16 ↓4:59 am
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Up most of the night. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. You may need binoculars.
Tue, Oct 15 ↑9:39 pm
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Most of the night until sunrise. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 15, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 5:15 am | Tue 11:53 pm | Tue 2:31 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Tue 5:52 am | Tue 10:22 pm | Tue 2:06 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Mars | Wed 5:43 am | Wed 6:33 pm | Wed 12:07 pm | Not visible |
| Jupiter | Tue 6:32 am | Wed 3:25 am | Tue 4:58 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Tue 8:25 am | Wed 4:59 am | Tue 6:42 pm | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Tue 9:39 pm | Wed 6:01 am | Wed 1:50 am | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Tue 3:51 pm | Wed 5:49 am | Tue 10:50 pm | Difficult to see |
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