Tue, Jun 25 at 8:33 pm - Wed, Jun 26 at 5:33 am
9 hours
Mercury: Until Tue 10:06 pm
Venus: From Wed 4:39 am
Mars: Until Tue 10:01 pm
Jupiter: Until Wed 4:32 am
Saturn: From Tue 9:18 pm
Uranus: From Wed 2:11 am
Neptune: From Wed 12:19 am
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Philadelphia 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 after sunset.
Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.
Tue, Jun 25 ↓10:06 pm
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Try before sunrise.
Venus rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Wed, Jun 26 ↑4:39 am
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.
Mars is just 22 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Tue, Jun 25 ↓10:01 pm
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Up most of the night.
Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Wed, Jun 26 ↓4:32 am
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Up most of the night.
Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Tue, Jun 25 ↑9:18 pm
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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.
Wed, Jun 26 ↑2:11 am
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View in the early morning. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 5 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.
Wed, Jun 26 ↑12:19 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jun 26, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 7:33 am | Tue 10:06 pm | Tue 2:50 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 4:39 am | Wed 7:32 pm | Wed 12:05 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Tue 7:16 am | Tue 10:01 pm | Tue 2:39 pm | Difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Tue 7:08 pm | Wed 4:32 am | Tue 11:50 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Tue 9:18 pm | Wed 6:46 am | Wed 2:02 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 2:11 am | Wed 3:44 pm | Wed 8:57 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Wed 12:19 am | Wed 11:47 am | Wed 6:03 am | Difficult to see |
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