Thu, Oct 29 at 7:51 pm - Fri, Oct 30 at 6:14 am
10 hours, 23 minutes
Visible tonight, Oct 29 – Oct 30, 2020
| Mercury: | From Fri 5:54 am |
|---|---|
| Venus: | From Fri 4:54 am |
| Mars: | Until Fri 5:37 am |
| Jupiter: | Until Fri 1:34 am |
| Saturn: | Until Fri 1:53 am |
| Uranus: | From Thu 7:55 pm |
| Neptune: | Until Fri 4:25 am |
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Tonight's Sky in Frankston, Oct 29 – Oct 30, 2020 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Frankston
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Fri, Oct 30 ↑5:54 am
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Venus rise and set in Frankston
View before sunrise.
Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Fri, Oct 30 ↑4:54 am
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Mars rise and set in Frankston
Up most of the night.
Mars is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Fri, Oct 30 ↓5:37 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Frankston
View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Fri, Oct 30 ↓1:34 am
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Saturn rise and set in Frankston
View after sunset.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Fri, Oct 30 ↓1:53 am
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Uranus rise and set in Frankston
Up almost all night. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun in the sky, and is, therefore, visible most of the night. This is the best time of the year to view the planet. You may need binoculars.
Thu, Oct 29 ↑7:55 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Frankston
View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Fri, Oct 30 ↓4:25 am
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Planets Visible in Frankston
| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Oct 29, 2020 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 5:54 am | Fri 7:02 pm | Fri 12:28 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 4:54 am | Fri 4:57 pm | Fri 10:55 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Thu 6:04 pm | Fri 5:37 am | Thu 11:51 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Thu 10:59 am | Fri 1:34 am | Thu 6:16 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 11:26 am | Fri 1:53 am | Thu 6:39 pm | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 7:55 pm | Fri 6:29 am | Fri 1:12 am | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Thu 3:46 pm | Fri 4:25 am | Thu 10:05 pm | Difficult to see |
