Fri, Jul 3 at 8:32 pm - Sat, Jul 4 at 5:37 am
9 hours, 5 minutes
Visible night of Jul 3 – Jul 4, 2020
Mercury: From Sat 5:34 am
Venus: From Sat 3:29 am
Mars: From Sat 12:30 am
Jupiter: From Fri 9:07 pm
Saturn: From Fri 9:28 pm
Uranus: From Sat 1:47 am
Neptune: From Fri 11:50 pm
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?
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Tonight's Sky in Philadelphia, Jul 3 – Jul 4, 2020 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Philadelphia
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.
Sat, Jul 4 ↑5:34 am
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Venus rise and set in Philadelphia
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.
Sat, Jul 4 ↑3:29 am
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Mars rise and set in Philadelphia
View in the early morning.
Mars can be seen for more than 5 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Sat, Jul 4 ↑12:30 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Philadelphia
Up most of the night.
Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Fri, Jul 3 ↑9:07 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Philadelphia
Up most of the night.
Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Fri, Jul 3 ↑9:28 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Philadelphia
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.
Sat, Jul 4 ↑1:47 am
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Neptune rise and set in Philadelphia
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.
Fri, Jul 3 ↑11:50 pm
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Planets Visible in Philadelphia
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Jul 4, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 5:34 am | Sat 7:46 pm | Sat 12:40 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Sat 3:29 am | Sat 5:34 pm | Sat 10:31 am | Great visibility |
| Mars | Sat 12:30 am | Sat 12:25 pm | Sat 6:28 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Fri 9:07 pm | Sat 6:36 am | Sat 1:51 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Fri 9:28 pm | Sat 7:07 am | Sat 2:18 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sat 1:47 am | Sat 3:31 pm | Sat 8:39 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Fri 11:50 pm | Sat 11:24 am | Sat 5:37 am | Difficult to see |
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