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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Pitlochry, Scotland, United Kingdom (Baile Chloichridh)

Moon: 74.6%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:11 hours, 49 minutes
Sunset:Mar 19 at 6:27 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 19 at 7:50 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 20 at 4:53 am
Sunrise:Mar 20 at 6:16 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of PitlochryLocation

Rare Chance to Spot Venus as a Morning and Evening Star

Skywatchers in northern latitudes can witness the rare event of Venus being visible in both the evening and morning sky on the same night.

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Tonight's Sky in Pitlochry, Mar 19 – Mar 20, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Pitlochry

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Wed, Mar 19 ↓7:33 pm
Thu, Mar 20 ↑6:02 am

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Mar 20, 2025

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Mars rise and set in Pitlochry

View after sunset.

Mars can be seen for more than 10 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Thu, Mar 20 ↓4:58 am

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Mar 20, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Pitlochry

View after sunset.

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

Thu, Mar 20 ↓1:54 am

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Mar 20, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Pitlochry

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. You may need binoculars.

Thu, Mar 20 ↓12:00 midnight

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Planets Visible in Pitlochry

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Mar 19, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:07 amWed 7:33 pmWed 12:50 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusWed 5:25 amWed 7:32 pmWed 12:29 pmNot visible
MarsWed 10:48 amThu 4:58 amWed 7:53 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 8:38 amThu 1:54 amWed 5:16 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 6:23 amThu 5:35 pmThu 11:59 amNot visible
UranusWed 7:45 amThu 12:00 midnightWed 3:52 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 6:27 amThu 6:17 pmThu 12:22 pmVery close to Sun, not visible