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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in San Francisco, California, USA

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Tue, Jul 9 at 8:33 pm - Wed, Jul 10 at 5:56 am

9 hours, 23 minutes

Visible tonight, Jul 9 – Jul 10, 2019

Mercury: Until Tue 9:16 pm

Venus: From Wed 5:12 am

Mars: Until Tue 9:39 pm

Jupiter: Until Wed 3:46 am

Saturn: Perfect visibility

Uranus: From Wed 1:29 am

Neptune: From Tue 11:31 pm

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Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, Jul 9 – Jul 10, 2019 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in San Francisco

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.

Mercury is just 17 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Tue, Jul 9 ↓9:16 pm

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Venus rise and set in San Francisco

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.

Venus is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Wed, Jul 10 ↑5:12 am

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Mars rise and set in San Francisco

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.

Mars is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Tue, Jul 9 ↓9:39 pm

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Jupiter rise and set in San Francisco

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.

Wed, Jul 10 ↓3:46 am

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Saturn rise and set in San Francisco

Up almost all night.

Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun in the sky, and is, therefore, visible most of the night. This is the best time of the year to view the planet.

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Uranus rise and set in San Francisco

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.

Wed, Jul 10 ↑1:29 am

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Neptune rise and set in San Francisco

View in the early morning. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 6 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.

Tue, Jul 9 ↑11:31 pm

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Jul 10, 2019

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Planets Visible in San Francisco

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Jul 9, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:29 amTue 9:16 pmTue 2:23 pmVery difficult to see
VenusWed 5:12 amWed 7:56 pmWed 12:34 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 7:21 amTue 9:39 pmTue 2:30 pmDifficult to see
JupiterTue 6:09 pmWed 3:46 amTue 10:57 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 8:22 pmWed 6:01 amWed 1:12 amPerfect visibility
UranusWed 1:29 amWed 2:56 pmWed 8:12 amDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 11:31 pmWed 11:01 amWed 5:16 amDifficult to see