Tue, Mar 17 at 7:19 pm - Wed, Mar 18 at 7:15 am
11 hours, 56 minutes
Mercury: From Wed 6:10 am
Venus: Until Tue 11:10 pm
Mars: From Wed 4:08 am
Jupiter: From Wed 4:09 am
Saturn: From Wed 4:34 am
Uranus: Until Tue 10:16 pm
Neptune: From Wed 6:57 am
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above San Francisco 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?
Permalink Notice: Night Sky for San Francisco, USA
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, Mar 18 ↑6:10 am
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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, Mar 17 ↓11:10 pm
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View before sunrise.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Wed, Mar 18 ↑4:08 am
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View before sunrise.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Wed, Mar 18 ↑4:09 am
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View before sunrise.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Wed, Mar 18 ↑4:34 am
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View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. You may need binoculars.
Tue, Mar 17 ↓10:16 pm
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Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Neptune is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Wed, Mar 18 ↑6:57 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 17, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 6:10 am | Wed 5:04 pm | Wed 11:37 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Tue 9:05 am | Tue 11:10 pm | Tue 4:07 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Wed 4:08 am | Wed 1:45 pm | Wed 8:56 am | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Wed 4:09 am | Wed 1:51 pm | Wed 9:00 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 4:34 am | Wed 2:26 pm | Wed 9:30 am | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Tue 8:53 am | Tue 10:16 pm | Tue 3:35 pm | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Wed 6:57 am | Wed 6:28 pm | Wed 12:42 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
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