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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in King Edward Point, South Georgia/Sandwich Is. (Grytviken)

Night Time

11 hours, 58 minutes

Wed, Mar 22 at 6:34 pm – Thu, Mar 23 at 6:32 am

Visible tonight, Mar 22 – Mar 23, 2023

Mercury: Until Wed 6:45 pm
Venus: Until Wed 7:25 pm
Mars: Until Wed 9:38 pm
Jupiter: Until Wed 7:01 pm
Saturn: From Thu 3:27 am
Uranus: Until Wed 7:49 pm
Neptune: From Thu 5:48 am
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Venus shines as a bright ‘evening star’

Coming up: around March 23/24, Venus appears close to a thin Crescent Moon.

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Tonight's Sky in King Edward Point, Mar 22 – Mar 23, 2023 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in King Edward Point

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 5 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Mar 22 ↓6:45 pm

Mar 22, 2023
Mar 23, 2023

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Venus rise and set in King Edward Point

Try after sunset.

Venus sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Wed, Mar 22 ↓7:25 pm

Mar 22, 2023
Mar 23, 2023

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Mars rise and set in King Edward Point

View after sunset.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Wed, Mar 22 ↓9:38 pm

Mar 22, 2023
Mar 23, 2023

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Jupiter rise and set in King Edward Point

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Jupiter is just 15 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Mar 22 ↓7:01 pm

Mar 22, 2023
Mar 23, 2023

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Saturn rise and set in King Edward Point

View just before sunrise.

Saturn is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Thu, Mar 23 ↑3:27 am

Mar 22, 2023
Mar 23, 2023

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Uranus rise and set in King Edward Point

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. It is quite close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view. You may need binoculars.

Wed, Mar 22 ↓7:49 pm

Mar 22, 2023
Mar 23, 2023

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Neptune rise and set in King Edward Point

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Neptune is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Thu, Mar 23 ↑5:48 am

Mar 22, 2023
Mar 23, 2023

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Planets Visible in King Edward Point

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Mar 22, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:58 amWed 6:45 pmWed 12:53 pmDifficult to see
VenusWed 10:01 amWed 7:25 pmWed 2:44 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 3:01 pmWed 9:38 pmWed 6:20 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 7:58 amWed 7:01 pmWed 1:30 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnThu 3:27 amThu 5:52 pmThu 10:40 amSlightly difficult to see
UranusWed 10:55 amWed 7:49 pmWed 3:22 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 5:48 amThu 6:26 pmThu 12:07 pmExtremely difficult to see