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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Time, Illinois, USA

Night Time

9 hours, 15 minutes

Tue, May 30 at 8:22 pm – Wed, May 31 at 5:38 am

Visible tonight, May 30 – May 31, 2023

Mercury: From Wed 4:35 am
Venus: Until Tue 11:47 pm
Mars: Until Wed 12:18 am
Jupiter: From Wed 3:52 am
Saturn: From Wed 1:37 am
Uranus: From Wed 4:36 am
Neptune: From Wed 2:25 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 Time, May 30 – May 31, 2023 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Time

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.

Wed, May 31 ↑4:35 am

May 30, 2023
May 31, 2023

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Time

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.

Tue, May 30 ↓11:47 pm

May 30, 2023
May 31, 2023

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Time

View after sunset.

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

Wed, May 31 ↓12:18 am

May 30, 2023
May 31, 2023

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Jupiter rise and set in Time

View before sunrise.

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

Wed, May 31 ↑3:52 am

May 30, 2023
May 31, 2023

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Saturn rise and set in Time

View before sunrise.

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

Wed, May 31 ↑1:37 am

May 30, 2023
May 31, 2023

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Time

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 19 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Wed, May 31 ↑4:36 am

May 30, 2023
May 31, 2023

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Time

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 31 ↑2:25 am

May 30, 2023
May 31, 2023

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Time

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 30, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:35 amWed 6:11 pmWed 11:23 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 8:48 amTue 11:47 pmTue 4:18 pmGreat visibility
MarsTue 9:51 amWed 12:18 amTue 5:04 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 3:52 amWed 5:14 pmWed 10:33 amFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 1:37 amWed 12:32 pmWed 7:05 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 4:36 amWed 6:41 pmWed 11:38 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 2:25 amWed 2:15 pmWed 8:20 amVery difficult to see