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Night Sky Tonight in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Moon: 16.2%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:13 hours, 46 minutes
Sunset:Nov 15 at 5:27 pm
End of Twilight*:Nov 15 at 6:26 pm
Start of Twilight*:Nov 16 at 6:15 am
Sunrise:Nov 16 at 7:13 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of KnoxvilleLocation

Most Remote Moon Until 2043

The most extreme Earth-Moon distances occur around New Moon or Full Moon. On November 20, 2025, the Moon will be at its farthest distance for the next 18 years.

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Tonight's Sky in Knoxville, Nov 15 – Nov 16, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Knoxville

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sat, Nov 15 ↓5:57 pm

Nov 15, 2025
Nov 16, 2025

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Venus rise and set in Knoxville

View just before sunrise.

Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Sun, Nov 16 ↑6:11 am

Nov 15, 2025
Nov 16, 2025

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Mars rise and set in Knoxville

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mars is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sat, Nov 15 ↓6:14 pm

Nov 15, 2025
Nov 16, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Knoxville

View in the early morning.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 9 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Sat, Nov 15 ↑9:33 pm

Nov 15, 2025
Nov 16, 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Knoxville

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Sun, Nov 16 ↓2:30 am

Nov 15, 2025
Nov 16, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Knoxville

Up most of the night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. You may need binoculars.

Sat, Nov 15 ↑5:40 pm

Nov 15, 2025
Nov 16, 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Knoxville

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Sun, Nov 16 ↓2:52 am

Nov 15, 2025
Nov 16, 2025

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Planets Visible in Knoxville

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Nov 15, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 8:11 amSat 5:57 pmSat 1:04 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusSun 6:11 amSun 4:52 pmSun 11:32 amFairly good visibility
MarsSat 8:26 amSat 6:14 pmSat 1:20 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterSat 9:33 pmSun 11:48 amSun 4:41 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 2:50 pmSun 2:30 amSat 8:40 pmGreat visibility
UranusSat 5:40 pmSun 7:46 amSun 12:43 amAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 2:56 pmSun 2:52 amSat 8:54 pmDifficult to see