10 hours, 17 minutes
Tue, May 17 at 7:48 pm – Wed, May 18 at 6:05 am
Visible tonight, May 17 – May 18, 2022
| Mercury: | Until Tue 8:13 pm |
|---|---|
| Venus: | From Wed 4:11 am |
| Mars: | From Wed 3:06 am |
| Jupiter: | From Wed 3:21 am |
| Saturn: | From Wed 1:38 am |
| Uranus: | From Wed 5:27 am |
| Neptune: | From Wed 3:04 am |
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Tonight's Sky in Metairie, May 17 – May 18, 2022 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Metairie
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Tue, May 17 ↓8:13 pm
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Venus rise and set in Metairie
View before sunrise.
Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Wed, May 18 ↑4:11 am
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Mars rise and set in Metairie
View before sunrise.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Wed, May 18 ↑3:06 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Metairie
View before sunrise.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Wed, May 18 ↑3:21 am
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Saturn rise and set in Metairie
View before sunrise.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Wed, May 18 ↑1:38 am
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Uranus rise and set in Metairie
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Wed, May 18 ↑5:27 am
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Neptune rise and set in Metairie
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.
Wed, May 18 ↑3:04 am
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Planets Visible in Metairie
| Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 17, 2022 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 6:30 am | Tue 8:13 pm | Tue 1:22 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 4:11 am | Wed 4:41 pm | Wed 10:26 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Wed 3:06 am | Wed 2:55 pm | Wed 9:00 am | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Wed 3:21 am | Wed 3:23 pm | Wed 9:22 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 1:38 am | Wed 12:34 pm | Wed 7:06 am | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 5:27 am | Wed 6:48 pm | Wed 12:07 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Wed 3:04 am | Wed 2:53 pm | Wed 8:59 am | Very difficult to see |
