Tue, Dec 11 at 4:59 pm - Wed, Dec 12 at 7:45 am
14 hours, 46 minutes
Mercury: From Wed 5:57 am
Venus: From Wed 4:00 am
Mars: Until Tue 11:59 pm
Jupiter: From Wed 6:42 am
Saturn: Until Tue 6:23 pm
Uranus: Until Wed 3:33 am
Neptune: Until Tue 11:44 pm
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Oberlin 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 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.
Wed, Dec 12 ↑5:57 am
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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, Dec 12 ↑4:00 am
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View after sunset.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Tue, Dec 11 ↓11:59 pm
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Jupiter is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Wed, Dec 12 ↑6:42 am
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.
Saturn is just 19 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Tue, Dec 11 ↓6:23 pm
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View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can be seen for more than 10 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.
Wed, Dec 12 ↓3:33 am
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View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Very faint, use binoculars.
Tue, Dec 11 ↓11:44 pm
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 12, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 5:57 am | Wed 3:54 pm | Wed 10:56 am | Average visibility |
| Venus | Wed 4:00 am | Wed 2:46 pm | Wed 9:23 am | Great visibility |
| Mars | Tue 12:37 pm | Tue 11:59 pm | Tue 6:18 pm | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Wed 6:42 am | Wed 4:11 pm | Wed 11:27 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Saturn | Tue 9:09 am | Tue 6:23 pm | Tue 1:46 pm | Difficult to see |
| Uranus | Tue 2:14 pm | Wed 3:33 am | Tue 8:54 pm | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Tue 12:31 pm | Tue 11:44 pm | Tue 6:08 pm | Very difficult to see |
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