Tue, Oct 22 at 5:43 pm - Wed, Oct 23 at 6:33 am
12 hours, 50 minutes
Mercury: Until Tue 6:45 pm
Venus: Until Tue 6:38 pm
Mars: From Wed 5:12 am
Jupiter: Until Tue 8:43 pm
Saturn: Until Tue 10:25 pm
Uranus: From Tue 5:54 pm
Neptune: Until Wed 3:15 am
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Tucson 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?
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, Oct 22 ↓6:45 pm
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Try after sunset.
Venus sets shortly after sunset, 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.
Tue, Oct 22 ↓6:38 pm
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Mars is just 17 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Wed, Oct 23 ↑5:12 am
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View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Tue, Oct 22 ↓8:43 pm
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View after sunset.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Tue, Oct 22 ↓10:25 pm
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Up most of the night. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. You may need binoculars.
Tue, Oct 22 ↑5:54 pm
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View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Wed, Oct 23 ↓3:15 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Oct 23, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 8:35 am | Tue 6:45 pm | Tue 1:40 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Tue 8:01 am | Tue 6:38 pm | Tue 1:20 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Wed 5:12 am | Wed 4:55 pm | Wed 11:04 am | Difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Tue 10:42 am | Tue 8:43 pm | Tue 3:43 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Tue 12:21 pm | Tue 10:25 pm | Tue 5:23 pm | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Tue 5:54 pm | Wed 7:02 am | Wed 12:28 am | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Tue 3:44 pm | Wed 3:15 am | Tue 9:29 pm | Difficult to see |
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