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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (Saigon)

Night Time

12 hours, 27 minutes

Wed, Nov 29 at 5:27 pm – Thu, Nov 30 at 5:55 am

Visible tonight, Nov 29 – Nov 30, 2023

Mercury: Until Wed 6:50 pm
Venus: From Thu 2:55 am
Mars: From Thu 5:40 am
Jupiter: Until Thu 3:52 am
Saturn: Until Wed 11:27 pm
Uranus: Until Thu 4:47 am
Neptune: Until Thu 1:02 am
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Earth and Mars on Opposite Sides of the Sun

Mars is hiding behind the Sun for a while—it was at solar conjunction on November 18. The red planet will come back into view around March next year.

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Tonight's Sky in Ho Chi Minh, Nov 29 – Nov 30, 2023 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Ho Chi Minh

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.

Wed, Nov 29 ↓6:50 pm

Nov 29, 2023
Nov 30, 2023

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Venus rise and set in Ho Chi Minh

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.

Thu, Nov 30 ↑2:55 am

Nov 29, 2023
Nov 30, 2023

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Mars rise and set in Ho Chi Minh

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mars is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Thu, Nov 30 ↑5:40 am

Nov 29, 2023
Nov 30, 2023

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Jupiter rise and set in Ho Chi Minh

After sunset and most of the night.

Jupiter is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset.

Thu, Nov 30 ↓3:52 am

Nov 29, 2023
Nov 30, 2023

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Saturn rise and set in Ho Chi Minh

View after sunset.

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

Wed, Nov 29 ↓11:27 pm

Nov 29, 2023
Nov 30, 2023

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Uranus rise and set in Ho Chi Minh

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.

Thu, Nov 30 ↓4:47 am

Nov 29, 2023
Nov 30, 2023

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Neptune rise and set in Ho Chi Minh

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Thu, Nov 30 ↓1:02 am

Nov 29, 2023
Nov 30, 2023

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Planets Visible in Ho Chi Minh

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Nov 29, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 7:27 amWed 6:50 pmWed 1:08 pmAverage visibility
VenusThu 2:55 amThu 2:48 pmThu 8:52 amGood visibility
MarsThu 5:40 amThu 5:11 pmThu 11:26 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterWed 3:30 pmThu 3:52 amWed 9:41 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 11:44 amWed 11:27 pmWed 5:35 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 4:17 pmThu 4:47 amWed 10:32 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 1:05 pmThu 1:02 amWed 7:03 pmDifficult to see