Fri, Apr 19 at 6:34 pm - Sat, Apr 20 at 6:29 am
11 hours, 55 minutes
Mercury: From Sat 4:56 am
Venus: From Sat 4:38 am
Mars: Until Fri 9:27 pm
Jupiter: From Fri 10:12 pm
Saturn: From Sat 12:05 am
Uranus: Until Fri 6:45 pm
Neptune: From Sat 3:54 am
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Nairobi 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?
Currently showing previous night. For planet visibility in the coming night, please check again after 12 noon.
View just before sunrise.
Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.
Sat, Apr 20 ↑4:56 am
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View just before sunrise.
Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Sat, Apr 20 ↑4:38 am
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View after sunset.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Fri, Apr 19 ↓9:27 pm
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View in the early morning.
Jupiter can be seen for more than 8 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Fri, Apr 19 ↑10:12 pm
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View in the early morning.
Saturn can be seen for more than 6 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Sat, Apr 20 ↑12:05 am
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Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Fri, Apr 19 ↓6:45 pm
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View before sunrise. Use binoculars.
Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.
Sat, Apr 20 ↑3:54 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Apr 20, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 4:56 am | Sat 5:01 pm | Sat 10:58 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Sat 4:38 am | Sat 4:43 pm | Sat 10:41 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Mars | Fri 9:27 am | Fri 9:27 pm | Fri 3:27 pm | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Fri 10:12 pm | Sat 10:19 am | Sat 4:16 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Sat 12:05 am | Sat 12:12 pm | Sat 6:09 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Fri 6:44 am | Fri 6:45 pm | Fri 12:45 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sat 3:54 am | Sat 3:58 pm | Sat 9:56 am | Very difficult to see |
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