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Night Sky Tonight in Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

Moon: 3.4%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:15 hours, 7 minutes
Sunset:Nov 17 at 4:28 pm
End of Twilight*:Nov 17 at 5:44 pm
Start of Twilight*:Nov 18 at 6:19 am
Sunrise:Nov 18 at 7:35 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of PlymouthLocation

Most Remote Moon Until 2043

The most extreme Earth-Moon distances occur around New Moon or Full Moon. On November 20, 2025, the Moon will be at its farthest distance for the next 18 years.

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Tonight's Sky in Plymouth, Nov 17 – Nov 18, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Plymouth

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Mon, Nov 17 ↓4:42 pm

Nov 17, 2025
Nov 18, 2025

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Venus rise and set in Plymouth

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

Venus is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Tue, Nov 18 ↑6:26 am

Nov 17, 2025
Nov 18, 2025

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Mars rise and set in Plymouth

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.

Mon, Nov 17 ↓5:04 pm

Nov 17, 2025
Nov 18, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Plymouth

View in the early morning.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 11 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Mon, Nov 17 ↑8:19 pm

Nov 17, 2025
Nov 18, 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Plymouth

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Tue, Nov 18 ↓1:57 am

Nov 17, 2025
Nov 18, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Plymouth

Up almost all night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun in the sky, and is, therefore, visible most of the night. This is the best time of the year to view the planet. You may need binoculars.

Mon, Nov 17 ↑4:30 pm

Nov 17, 2025
Nov 18, 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Plymouth

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Tue, Nov 18 ↓2:23 am

Nov 17, 2025
Nov 18, 2025

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Planets Visible in Plymouth

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Nov 18, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 8:19 amMon 4:42 pmMon 12:30 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusTue 6:26 amTue 4:02 pmTue 11:14 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 8:54 amMon 5:04 pmMon 12:59 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterMon 8:19 pmTue 12:09 pmTue 4:14 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 2:31 pmTue 1:57 amMon 8:14 pmGreat visibility
UranusMon 4:30 pmTue 8:03 amTue 12:17 amFairly good visibility
NeptuneMon 2:32 pmTue 2:23 amMon 8:28 pmDifficult to see