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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Moon: 60.5%
Waxing Gibbous
Night Time:13 hours, 54 minutes
Sunset:Dec 9 at 5:00 pm
End of Twilight*:Dec 9 at 5:57 pm
Start of Twilight*:Dec 10 at 5:57 am
Sunrise:Dec 10 at 6:54 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of NanjingLocation

December’s Extreme Full Moon

The Full Moon on December 15 will rise and set at its most extreme northerly points on the horizon—the result of a once-every-18.6 years “major lunar standstill.”

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Tonight's Sky in Nanjing, Dec 9 – Dec 10, 2024

Mercury rise and set in Nanjing

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.

Tue, Dec 10 ↑6:09 am

Dec 9, 2024
Dec 10, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Nanjing

View after sunset.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Mon, Dec 9 ↓8:16 pm

Dec 9, 2024
Dec 10, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Nanjing

View in the early morning.

Mars can be seen for more than 10 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Mon, Dec 9 ↑8:26 pm

Dec 9, 2024
Dec 10, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Nanjing

Up almost all night.

Jupiter 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.

Tue, Dec 10 ↓6:49 am

Dec 9, 2024
Dec 10, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Nanjing

View after sunset.

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

Mon, Dec 9 ↓11:31 pm

Dec 9, 2024
Dec 10, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Nanjing

After sunset and most of the night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset. You may need binoculars.

Tue, Dec 10 ↓5:08 am

Dec 9, 2024
Dec 10, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Nanjing

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Tue, Dec 10 ↓12:37 am

Dec 9, 2024
Dec 10, 2024

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Planets Visible in Nanjing

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Dec 9, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:09 amTue 4:29 pmTue 11:19 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusMon 10:06 amMon 8:16 pmMon 3:11 pmGood visibility
MarsMon 8:26 pmTue 10:25 amTue 3:25 amPerfect visibility
JupiterMon 4:48 pmTue 6:49 amMon 11:48 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 12:11 pmMon 11:31 pmMon 5:51 pmAverage visibility
UranusMon 3:27 pmTue 5:08 amMon 10:17 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 12:45 pmTue 12:37 amMon 6:41 pmDifficult to see