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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Payson, Arizona, USA

Night Time

9 hours, 47 minutes

Sat, May 27 at 7:28 pm – Sun, May 28 at 5:16 am

Visible tonight, May 27 – May 28, 2023

Mercury: From Sun 4:09 am
Venus: Until Sat 10:54 pm
Mars: Until Sat 11:33 pm
Jupiter: From Sun 3:31 am
Saturn: From Sun 1:05 am
Uranus: From Sun 4:20 am
Neptune: From Sun 1:58 am
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Venus Shining Brightly

Venus reaches its farthest distance from the Sun in the evening sky around June 4.

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Tonight's Sky in Payson, May 27 – May 28, 2023 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Payson

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.

Sun, May 28 ↑4:09 am

May 27, 2023
May 28, 2023

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Venus rise and set in Payson

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.

Sat, May 27 ↓10:54 pm

May 27, 2023
May 28, 2023

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Mars rise and set in Payson

View after sunset.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Sat, May 27 ↓11:33 pm

May 27, 2023
May 28, 2023

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Jupiter rise and set in Payson

View before sunrise.

Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Sun, May 28 ↑3:31 am

May 27, 2023
May 28, 2023

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Saturn rise and set in Payson

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Sun, May 28 ↑1:05 am

May 27, 2023
May 28, 2023

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Uranus rise and set in Payson

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sun, May 28 ↑4:20 am

May 27, 2023
May 28, 2023

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Neptune rise and set in Payson

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.

Sun, May 28 ↑1:58 am

May 27, 2023
May 28, 2023

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Planets Visible in Payson

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 27, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:09 amSun 5:22 pmSun 10:45 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 8:23 amSat 10:54 pmSat 3:39 pmGreat visibility
MarsSat 9:29 amSat 11:33 pmSat 4:31 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSun 3:31 amSun 4:38 pmSun 10:04 amFairly good visibility
SaturnSun 1:05 amSun 12:11 pmSun 6:38 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 4:20 amSun 6:03 pmSun 11:11 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 1:58 amSun 1:50 pmSun 7:54 amVery difficult to see