Mon, Jul 13 at 6:40 pm - Tue, Jul 14 at 6:37 am
11 hours, 57 minutes
Visible night of Jul 13 – Jul 14, 2020
Mercury: From Tue 5:26 am
Venus: From Tue 3:43 am
Mars: From Mon 11:40 pm
Jupiter: Perfect visibility
Saturn: From Mon 7:05 pm
Uranus: From Tue 1:34 am
Neptune: From Mon 10:29 pm
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Tonight's Sky in Nairobi, Jul 13 – Jul 14, 2020 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Nairobi
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Mercury is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Tue, Jul 14 ↑5:26 am
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Venus rise and set in Nairobi
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.
Tue, Jul 14 ↑3:43 am
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Mars rise and set in Nairobi
View in the early morning.
Mars can be seen for more than 6 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Mon, Jul 13 ↑11:40 pm
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Jupiter rise and set in Nairobi
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.
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Saturn rise and set in Nairobi
Up most of the night.
Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Mon, Jul 13 ↑7:05 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Nairobi
View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.
Tue, Jul 14 ↑1:34 am
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Neptune rise and set in Nairobi
View in the early morning. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 8 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.
Mon, Jul 13 ↑10:29 pm
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Planets Visible in Nairobi
| Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Jul 14, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 5:26 am | Tue 5:25 pm | Tue 11:26 am | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Tue 3:43 am | Tue 3:44 pm | Tue 9:43 am | Great visibility |
| Mars | Mon 11:40 pm | Tue 11:44 am | Tue 5:42 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Mon 6:37 pm | Tue 6:44 am | Tue 12:40 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 7:05 pm | Tue 7:12 am | Tue 1:09 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Tue 1:34 am | Tue 1:34 pm | Tue 7:34 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Mon 10:29 pm | Tue 10:32 am | Tue 4:31 am | Difficult to see |
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