8 hours, 34 minutes
Sat, Jul 31 at 8:56 pm - Sun, Aug 1 at 5:30 am
Visible tonight, Jul 31 – Aug 1, 2021
| Mercury: | ↓ Sat 9:04 pm | ↑ Sun 5:21 am |
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| Venus: | Until Sat 10:09 pm | |
| Mars: | Until Sat 9:49 pm | |
| Jupiter: | From Sat 9:38 pm | |
| Saturn: | Perfect visibility | |
| Uranus: | From Sat 11:49 pm | |
| Neptune: | From Sat 10:19 pm |
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Tonight's Sky in Swindon, Jul 31 – Aug 1, 2021 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Swindon
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 2 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Sat, Jul 31 ↓9:04 pm
Sun, Aug 1 ↑5:21 am
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Venus rise and set in Swindon
View after sunset.
Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Sat, Jul 31 ↓10:09 pm
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Mars rise and set in Swindon
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.
Mars is just 23 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sat, Jul 31 ↓9:49 pm
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Jupiter rise and set in Swindon
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.
Sat, Jul 31 ↑9:38 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Swindon
Up almost all night.
Saturn 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.
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Uranus rise and set in Swindon
View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.
Sat, Jul 31 ↑11:49 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Swindon
View in the early morning. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 7 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.
Sat, Jul 31 ↑10:19 pm
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Planets Visible in Swindon
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Jul 31, 2021 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 5:13 am | Sat 9:04 pm | Sat 1:10 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Sat 8:35 am | Sat 10:09 pm | Sat 3:23 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Sat 7:37 am | Sat 9:49 pm | Sat 2:43 pm | Difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Sat 9:38 pm | Sun 7:33 am | Sun 2:36 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Sat 8:55 pm | Sun 5:43 am | Sun 1:19 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sat 11:49 pm | Sun 2:42 pm | Sun 7:16 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sat 10:19 pm | Sun 9:45 am | Sun 4:02 am | Difficult to see |
