Mon, Jun 24 at 8:46 pm - Tue, Jun 25 at 5:32 am
8 hours, 46 minutes
Mercury: Until Mon 10:20 pm
Venus: From Tue 4:38 am
Mars: Until Mon 10:15 pm
Jupiter: Until Tue 4:37 am
Saturn: From Mon 9:34 pm
Uranus: From Tue 2:17 am
Neptune: From Tue 12:30 am
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Cedar Rapids 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?
Currently showing previous night. For planet visibility in the coming night, please check again after 12 noon.
View just after sunset.
Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.
Mon, Jun 24 ↓10:20 pm
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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.
Tue, Jun 25 ↑4:38 am
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.
Mars is just 22 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Mon, Jun 24 ↓10:15 pm
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Up most of the night.
Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Tue, Jun 25 ↓4:37 am
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Up most of the night.
Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Mon, Jun 24 ↑9:34 pm
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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.
Tue, Jun 25 ↑2:17 am
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View in the early morning. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 5 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.
Tue, Jun 25 ↑12:30 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Jun 25, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 7:32 am | Mon 10:20 pm | Mon 2:57 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Tue 4:38 am | Tue 7:42 pm | Tue 12:10 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Mon 7:17 am | Mon 10:15 pm | Mon 2:46 pm | Difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Mon 7:25 pm | Tue 4:37 am | Tue 12:01 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 9:34 pm | Tue 6:51 am | Tue 2:13 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Tue 2:17 am | Tue 3:57 pm | Tue 9:07 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Tue 12:30 am | Tue 11:56 am | Tue 6:13 am | Difficult to see |
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