14 hours, 2 minutes
Tue, Jan 19 at 5:19 pm - Wed, Jan 20 at 7:21 am
Visible night of Jan 19 – Jan 20, 2021
| Mercury: | Until Tue 6:44 pm |
|---|---|
| Venus: | From Wed 6:26 am |
| Mars: | Until Wed 1:15 am |
| Jupiter: | Until Tue 5:51 pm |
| Saturn: | Until Tue 5:34 pm |
| Uranus: | Until Wed 1:13 am |
| Neptune: | Until Tue 9:17 pm |
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Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, Jan 19 – Jan 20, 2021 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in San Francisco
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.
Mercury is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Tue, Jan 19 ↓6:44 pm
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Venus rise and set in San Francisco
Try before sunrise.
Venus rises shortly before sunrise, 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.
Wed, Jan 20 ↑6:26 am
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Mars rise and set in San Francisco
View after sunset.
Mars can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Wed, Jan 20 ↓1:15 am
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Jupiter rise and set in San Francisco
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.
Jupiter is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Tue, Jan 19 ↓5:51 pm
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Saturn rise and set in San Francisco
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Saturn is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Tue, Jan 19 ↓5:34 pm
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Uranus rise and set in San Francisco
View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.
Wed, Jan 20 ↓1:13 am
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Neptune rise and set in San Francisco
View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Very faint, use binoculars.
Tue, Jan 19 ↓9:17 pm
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Planets Visible in San Francisco
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 20, 2021 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 8:23 am | Tue 6:44 pm | Tue 1:33 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 6:26 am | Wed 4:02 pm | Wed 11:14 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Tue 11:36 am | Wed 1:15 am | Tue 6:25 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Tue 7:50 am | Tue 5:51 pm | Tue 12:50 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Saturn | Tue 7:38 am | Tue 5:34 pm | Tue 12:36 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Uranus | Tue 11:44 am | Wed 1:13 am | Tue 6:29 pm | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Tue 9:47 am | Tue 9:17 pm | Tue 3:32 pm | Very difficult to see |
