Tue, May 21 at 8:04 pm - Wed, May 22 at 5:19 am
9 hours, 15 minutes
Mercury: Until Tue 8:07 pm
Venus: From Wed 4:22 am
Mars: Until Tue 10:44 pm
Jupiter: From Tue 9:36 pm
Saturn: From Tue 11:33 pm
Uranus: From Wed 4:06 am
Neptune: From Wed 2:23 am
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Providence 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?
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, May 22 ↑4:22 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, May 21 ↓10:44 pm
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Most of the night until sunrise.
Jupiter is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise.
Tue, May 21 ↑9:36 pm
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View in the early morning.
Saturn can be seen for more than 5 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Tue, May 21 ↑11:33 pm
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is just 26 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. You may need binoculars.
Wed, May 22 ↑4:06 am
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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.
Wed, May 22 ↑2:23 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 21, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 5:19 am | Tue 8:07 pm | Tue 12:42 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Venus | Wed 4:22 am | Wed 6:04 pm | Wed 11:13 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Tue 7:25 am | Tue 10:44 pm | Tue 3:05 pm | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Tue 9:36 pm | Wed 6:47 am | Wed 2:11 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Tue 11:33 pm | Wed 8:53 am | Wed 4:13 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 4:06 am | Wed 5:42 pm | Wed 10:54 am | Very difficult to see |
| Neptune | Wed 2:23 am | Wed 1:48 pm | Wed 8:05 am | Very difficult to see |
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