Fri, Mar 27 at 7:37 pm - Sat, Mar 28 at 7:15 am
11 hours, 38 minutes
Mercury: From Sat 6:07 am
Venus: Until Fri 11:16 pm
Mars: From Sat 3:47 am
Jupiter: From Sat 3:28 am
Saturn: From Sat 3:52 am
Uranus: Until Fri 9:41 pm
Neptune: From Sat 6:27 am
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Houston 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.
Sat, Mar 28 ↑6:07 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. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Fri, Mar 27 ↓11:16 pm
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View before sunrise.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Sat, Mar 28 ↑3:47 am
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View before sunrise.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Sat, Mar 28 ↑3:28 am
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View before sunrise.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Sat, Mar 28 ↑3:52 am
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around 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.
Fri, Mar 27 ↓9:41 pm
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Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Neptune is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Sat, Mar 28 ↑6:27 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 28, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 6:07 am | Sat 5:30 pm | Sat 11:48 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 9:24 am | Fri 11:16 pm | Fri 4:19 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Sat 3:47 am | Sat 2:09 pm | Sat 8:58 am | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Sat 3:28 am | Sat 1:49 pm | Sat 8:39 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sat 3:52 am | Sat 2:20 pm | Sat 9:06 am | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Fri 8:38 am | Fri 9:41 pm | Fri 3:09 pm | Very difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sat 6:27 am | Sat 6:06 pm | Sat 12:16 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
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