Sat, Mar 23 at 6:36 pm - Sun, Mar 24 at 6:09 am
11 hours, 34 minutes
Mercury: From Sun 5:38 am
Venus: From Sun 5:24 am
Mars: Until Sat 11:56 pm
Jupiter: From Sun 2:11 am
Saturn: From Sun 3:53 am
Uranus: Until Sat 9:21 pm
Neptune: From Sun 5:56 am
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Glasgow 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?
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Mercury is just 15 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sun, Mar 24 ↑5:38 am
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Try before sunrise.
Venus rises shortly before sunrise, 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.
Sun, Mar 24 ↑5:24 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.
Sat, Mar 23 ↓11:56 pm
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View before sunrise.
Jupiter can be seen for more than 3 hours before sunrise.
Sun, Mar 24 ↑2:11 am
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View before sunrise.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Sun, Mar 24 ↑3:53 am
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is just 28 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. You may need binoculars.
Sat, Mar 23 ↓9:21 pm
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Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Neptune is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Sun, Mar 24 ↑5:56 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 23, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 5:38 am | Sun 5:00 pm | Sun 11:19 am | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Sun 5:24 am | Sun 2:54 pm | Sun 10:08 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Sat 7:30 am | Sat 11:56 pm | Sat 3:43 pm | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Sun 2:11 am | Sun 9:17 am | Sun 5:44 am | Great visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 3:53 am | Sun 11:16 am | Sun 7:34 am | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Sat 6:57 am | Sat 9:21 pm | Sat 2:09 pm | Very difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sun 5:56 am | Sun 4:50 pm | Sun 11:23 am | Extremely difficult to see |
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