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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Nagasaki, Japan

Night Time

12 hours, 5 minutes

Fri, Sep 29 at 6:08 pm – Sat, Sep 30 at 6:13 am

Visible tonight, Sep 29 – Sep 30, 2023

Mercury: From Sat 5:01 am
Venus: From Sat 2:52 am
Mars: Until Fri 6:50 pm
Jupiter: From Fri 7:56 pm
Saturn: Until Sat 3:34 am
Uranus: From Fri 8:18 pm
Neptune: Until Sat 5:30 am
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Tonight's Sky in Nagasaki, Sep 29 – Sep 30, 2023 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Nagasaki

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mercury is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sat, Sep 30 ↑5:01 am

Sep 29, 2023
Sep 30, 2023

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Venus rise and set in Nagasaki

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.

Sat, Sep 30 ↑2:52 am

Sep 29, 2023
Sep 30, 2023

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Mars rise and set in Nagasaki

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mars is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Fri, Sep 29 ↓6:50 pm

Sep 29, 2023
Sep 30, 2023

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Jupiter rise and set in Nagasaki

Most of the night until sunrise.

Jupiter is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise.

Fri, Sep 29 ↑7:56 pm

Sep 29, 2023
Sep 30, 2023

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Saturn rise and set in Nagasaki

After sunset and most of the night.

Saturn is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset.

Sat, Sep 30 ↓3:34 am

Sep 29, 2023
Sep 30, 2023

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Uranus rise and set in Nagasaki

View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 9 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.

Fri, Sep 29 ↑8:18 pm

Sep 29, 2023
Sep 30, 2023

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Neptune rise and set in Nagasaki

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.

Sat, Sep 30 ↓5:30 am

Sep 29, 2023
Sep 30, 2023

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Planets Visible in Nagasaki

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Sep 29, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:01 amSat 5:34 pmSat 11:18 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 2:52 amSat 3:54 pmSat 9:23 amGreat visibility
MarsFri 7:27 amFri 6:50 pmFri 1:09 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterFri 7:56 pmSat 9:18 amSat 2:37 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 4:36 pmSat 3:34 amFri 10:05 pmPerfect visibility
UranusFri 8:18 pmSat 9:59 amSat 3:08 amAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 5:40 pmSat 5:30 amFri 11:35 pmSlightly difficult to see