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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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Tue, Sep 17 at 6:01 pm - Wed, Sep 18 at 6:08 am

12 hours, 7 minutes

Visible tonight, Sep 17 – Sep 18, 2019

Mercury: Until Tue 6:55 pm

Venus: Until Tue 6:45 pm

Mars: From Wed 6:03 am

Jupiter: Until Wed 1:01 am

Saturn: Until Wed 2:59 am

Uranus: From Tue 9:28 pm

Neptune: Until Wed 6:04 am

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Tonight's Sky in Hobart, Sep 17 – Sep 18, 2019 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Hobart

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.

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

Tue, Sep 17 ↓6:55 pm

Sep 17, 2019
Sep 18, 2019

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Venus rise and set in Hobart

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.

Venus is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Tue, Sep 17 ↓6:45 pm

Sep 17, 2019
Sep 18, 2019

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Mars rise and set in Hobart

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mars is just 5 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Wed, Sep 18 ↑6:03 am

Sep 17, 2019
Sep 18, 2019

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Jupiter rise and set in Hobart

View after sunset.

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

Wed, Sep 18 ↓1:01 am

Sep 17, 2019
Sep 18, 2019

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Saturn rise and set in Hobart

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Wed, Sep 18 ↓2:59 am

Sep 17, 2019
Sep 18, 2019

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Uranus rise and set in Hobart

View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 8 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.

Tue, Sep 17 ↑9:28 pm

Sep 17, 2019
Sep 18, 2019

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Neptune rise and set in Hobart

Up most of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Wed, Sep 18 ↓6:04 am

Sep 17, 2019
Sep 18, 2019

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Planets Visible in Hobart

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Sep 17, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:38 amTue 6:55 pmTue 12:46 pmDifficult to see
VenusTue 6:38 amTue 6:45 pmTue 12:41 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 6:03 amWed 5:31 pmWed 11:47 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterTue 9:55 amWed 1:01 amTue 5:28 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 11:53 amWed 2:59 amTue 7:26 pmPerfect visibility
UranusTue 9:28 pmWed 7:53 amWed 2:41 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 5:15 pmWed 6:04 amTue 11:40 pmSlightly difficult to see

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