14 hours, 13 minutes
Wed, Feb 8 at 5:38 pm – Thu, Feb 9 at 7:51 am
Visible tonight, Feb 8 – Feb 9, 2023
| Mercury: | From Thu 6:55 am |
|---|---|
| Venus: | Until Wed 7:57 pm |
| Mars: | Until Thu 4:13 am |
| Jupiter: | Until Wed 9:58 pm |
| Saturn: | Until Wed 6:12 pm |
| Uranus: | Until Thu 1:29 am |
| Neptune: | Until Wed 8:42 pm |
Can You Find the Faint Green Comet?
C/2022 E3 (ZTF)—a green-ish comet—may be visible in the night sky around the end of January and the beginning of February.
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above St. Wendel 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?
Tonight's Sky in St. Wendel, Feb 8 – Feb 9, 2023 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in St. Wendel
Try before sunrise.
Mercury rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Thu, Feb 9 ↑6:55 am
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Venus rise and set in St. Wendel
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.
Wed, Feb 8 ↓7:57 pm
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Mars rise and set in St. Wendel
View after sunset.
Mars can be seen for more than 10 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Thu, Feb 9 ↓4:13 am
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Jupiter rise and set in St. Wendel
View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Wed, Feb 8 ↓9:58 pm
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Saturn rise and set in St. Wendel
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Saturn is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Wed, Feb 8 ↓6:12 pm
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Uranus rise and set in St. Wendel
View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. You may need binoculars.
Thu, Feb 9 ↓1:29 am
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Neptune rise and set in St. Wendel
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset. Bring binoculars (but don't look at the Sun!).
Neptune is just 34 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. You may need binoculars, but only use them when sun is down.
Wed, Feb 8 ↓8:42 pm
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Planets Visible in St. Wendel
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 8, 2023 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 6:55 am | Thu 3:28 pm | Thu 11:11 am | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 8:56 am | Wed 7:57 pm | Wed 2:26 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Mars | Wed 11:43 am | Thu 4:13 am | Wed 7:58 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Wed 9:35 am | Wed 9:58 pm | Wed 3:47 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 8:19 am | Wed 6:12 pm | Wed 1:15 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Uranus | Wed 10:46 am | Thu 1:29 am | Wed 6:07 pm | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Wed 9:10 am | Wed 8:42 pm | Wed 2:56 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
