Wed, May 22 at 9:02 pm - Thu, May 23 at 5:04 am
8 hours, 3 minutes
Mercury: Until Wed 9:12 pm
Venus: From Thu 4:22 am
Mars: Until Wed 11:50 pm
Jupiter: From Wed 10:32 pm
Saturn: From Thu 12:27 am
Uranus: From Thu 4:05 am
Neptune: From Thu 2:48 am
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?
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.
Thu, May 23 ↑4:22 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.
Wed, May 22 ↓11:50 pm
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Most of the night until sunrise.
Jupiter is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise.
Wed, May 22 ↑10:32 pm
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View in the early morning.
Saturn can be seen for more than 4 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Thu, May 23 ↑12:27 am
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is just 27 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. You may need binoculars.
Thu, May 23 ↑4:05 am
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View before sunrise. Use binoculars.
Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.
Thu, May 23 ↑2:48 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 22, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 5:07 am | Wed 9:12 pm | Wed 1:08 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Venus | Thu 4:22 am | Thu 6:49 pm | Thu 11:35 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Wed 7:00 am | Wed 11:50 pm | Wed 3:25 pm | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Wed 10:32 pm | Thu 6:27 am | Thu 2:29 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 12:27 am | Thu 8:36 am | Thu 4:31 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 4:05 am | Thu 6:20 pm | Thu 11:12 am | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Thu 2:48 am | Thu 1:58 pm | Thu 8:23 am | Very difficult to see |
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