Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Swindon, England, United Kingdom
Sat, Aug 18 at 8:23 pm - Sun, Aug 19 at 5:58 am
9 hours, 35 minutes
Mercury: From Sun 4:48 am
Venus: Until Sat 9:31 pm
Mars: Until Sun 2:58 am
Jupiter: Until Sat 10:53 pm
Saturn: Until Sun 1:27 am
Uranus: From Sat 10:15 pm
Neptune: From Sat 8:56 pm
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Mercury is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sun, Aug 19 ↑4:48 am
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View after sunset.
Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Sat, Aug 18 ↓9:31 pm
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After sunset and most of the night.
Mars is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset.
Sun, Aug 19 ↓2:58 am
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View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Sat, Aug 18 ↓10:53 pm
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View after sunset.
Saturn can be seen for more than 5 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Sun, Aug 19 ↓1:27 am
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View in the early morning.
Uranus can be seen for more than 7 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Sat, Aug 18 ↑10:15 pm
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Most of the night until sunrise.
Neptune is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise.
Sat, Aug 18 ↑8:56 pm
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Aug 18, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 4:48 am | Sun 7:30 pm | Sun 12:09 pm | Very difficult to see |
| Venus | Sat 10:25 am | Sat 9:31 pm | Sat 3:59 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Sat 8:00 pm | Sun 2:58 am | Sat 11:29 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Sat 1:31 pm | Sat 10:53 pm | Sat 6:12 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sat 5:33 pm | Sun 1:27 am | Sat 9:30 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sat 10:15 pm | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 5:19 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sat 8:56 pm | Sun 7:55 am | Sun 2:26 am | Difficult to see |
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