Sun, Jul 12 at 8:30 pm - Mon, Jul 13 at 5:58 am
9 hours, 28 minutes
Visible night of Jul 12 – Jul 13, 2020
Mercury: From Mon 5:00 am
Venus: From Mon 3:21 am
Mars: From Mon 12:16 am
Jupiter: Perfect visibility
Saturn: From Sun 8:51 pm
Uranus: From Mon 1:25 am
Neptune: From Sun 11:21 pm
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Palo Alto 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?
Tonight's Sky in Palo Alto, Jul 12 – Jul 13, 2020 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Palo Alto
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Mercury is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Mon, Jul 13 ↑5:00 am
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Venus rise and set in Palo Alto
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.
Mon, Jul 13 ↑3:21 am
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Mars rise and set in Palo Alto
View in the early morning.
Mars can be seen for more than 5 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Mon, Jul 13 ↑12:16 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Palo Alto
Up almost all night.
Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun in the sky, and is, therefore, visible most of the night. This is the best time of the year to view the planet.
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Saturn rise and set in Palo Alto
Up most of the night.
Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Sun, Jul 12 ↑8:51 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Palo Alto
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.
Mon, Jul 13 ↑1:25 am
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Neptune rise and set in Palo Alto
View in the early morning. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 6 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.
Sun, Jul 12 ↑11:21 pm
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Planets Visible in Palo Alto
| Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jul 13, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 5:00 am | Mon 7:07 pm | Mon 12:03 pm | Very difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 3:21 am | Mon 5:19 pm | Mon 10:20 am | Great visibility |
| Mars | Mon 12:16 am | Mon 12:23 pm | Mon 6:19 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Sun 8:28 pm | Mon 6:09 am | Mon 1:19 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 8:51 pm | Mon 6:43 am | Mon 1:47 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Mon 1:25 am | Mon 3:00 pm | Mon 8:12 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sun 11:21 pm | Mon 10:57 am | Mon 5:09 am | Difficult to see |
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