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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Antananarivo, Madagascar

Night Time

11 hours, 40 minutes

Wed, Oct 4 at 5:48 pm – Thu, Oct 5 at 5:28 am

Visible night of Oct 4 – Oct 5, 2023

Mercury: From Thu 4:59 am
Venus: From Thu 3:00 am
Mars: Until Wed 6:45 pm
Jupiter: From Wed 8:03 pm
Saturn: Until Thu 3:32 am
Uranus: From Wed 8:41 pm
Neptune: Until Thu 4:48 am
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Tonight's Sky in Antananarivo, Oct 4 – Oct 5, 2023 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Antananarivo

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

Mercury is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Thu, Oct 5 ↑4:59 am

Oct 4, 2023
Oct 5, 2023

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Venus rise and set in Antananarivo

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.

Thu, Oct 5 ↑3:00 am

Oct 4, 2023
Oct 5, 2023

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Mars rise and set in Antananarivo

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mars is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Oct 4 ↓6:45 pm

Oct 4, 2023
Oct 5, 2023

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Jupiter rise and set in Antananarivo

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.

Wed, Oct 4 ↑8:03 pm

Oct 4, 2023
Oct 5, 2023

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Saturn rise and set in Antananarivo

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.

Thu, Oct 5 ↓3:32 am

Oct 4, 2023
Oct 5, 2023

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Uranus rise and set in Antananarivo

View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 8 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.

Wed, Oct 4 ↑8:41 pm

Oct 4, 2023
Oct 5, 2023

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Neptune rise and set in Antananarivo

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.

Thu, Oct 5 ↓4:48 am

Oct 4, 2023
Oct 5, 2023

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Planets Visible in Antananarivo

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Oct 5, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:59 amThu 5:01 pmThu 11:00 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 3:00 amThu 2:36 pmThu 8:48 amGreat visibility
MarsWed 6:16 amWed 6:45 pmWed 12:30 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterWed 8:03 pmThu 7:25 amThu 1:44 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 2:53 pmThu 3:32 amWed 9:13 pmPerfect visibility
UranusWed 8:41 pmThu 7:53 amThu 2:17 amAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 4:38 pmThu 4:48 amWed 10:43 pmSlightly difficult to see