Mon, Dec 10 at 3:57 pm - Tue, Dec 11 at 8:02 am
16 hours, 5 minutes
Mercury: From Tue 6:04 am
Venus: From Tue 3:56 am
Mars: Until Mon 11:29 pm
Jupiter: From Tue 7:00 am
Saturn: Until Mon 5:26 pm
Uranus: Until Tue 3:34 am
Neptune: Until Mon 11:16 pm
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Swindon 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?
View just before sunrise.
Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.
Tue, Dec 11 ↑6:04 am
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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.
Tue, Dec 11 ↑3:56 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.
Mon, Dec 10 ↓11:29 pm
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Jupiter is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Tue, Dec 11 ↑7:00 am
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.
Saturn is just 21 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Mon, Dec 10 ↓5:26 pm
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View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can be seen for more than 11 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.
Tue, Dec 11 ↓3:34 am
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View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Very faint, use binoculars.
Mon, Dec 10 ↓11:16 pm
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Dec 11, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 6:04 am | Tue 3:06 pm | Tue 10:35 am | Average visibility |
| Venus | Tue 3:56 am | Tue 2:10 pm | Tue 9:03 am | Great visibility |
| Mars | Mon 12:27 pm | Mon 11:29 pm | Mon 5:58 pm | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Tue 7:00 am | Tue 3:18 pm | Tue 11:09 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Saturn | Mon 9:31 am | Mon 5:26 pm | Mon 1:28 pm | Difficult to see |
| Uranus | Mon 1:40 pm | Tue 3:34 am | Mon 8:37 pm | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Mon 12:25 pm | Mon 11:16 pm | Mon 5:51 pm | Very difficult to see |
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