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

Night Time

13 hours, 54 minutes

Sun, Jan 24 at 5:24 pm - Mon, Jan 25 at 7:18 am

Visible night of Jan 24 – Jan 25, 2021

Mercury: Until Sun 6:55 pm
Venus: From Mon 6:31 am
Mars: Until Mon 1:08 am
Jupiter: Until Sun 5:37 pm
Saturn: From Mon 7:17 am
Uranus: Until Mon 12:53 am
Neptune: Until Sun 8:58 pm
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Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, Jan 24 – Jan 25, 2021 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in San Francisco

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.

Mercury is just 19 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sun, Jan 24 ↓6:55 pm

Jan 24, 2021
Jan 25, 2021

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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.

Mon, Jan 25 ↑6:31 am

Jan 24, 2021
Jan 25, 2021

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Mars rise and set in San Francisco

View after sunset.

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

Mon, Jan 25 ↓1:08 am

Jan 24, 2021
Jan 25, 2021

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Jupiter rise and set in San Francisco

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Sun, Jan 24 ↓5:37 pm

Jan 24, 2021
Jan 25, 2021

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Uranus rise and set in San Francisco

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.

Mon, Jan 25 ↓12:53 am

Jan 24, 2021
Jan 25, 2021

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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.

Sun, Jan 24 ↓8:58 pm

Jan 24, 2021
Jan 25, 2021

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Planets Visible in San Francisco

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jan 25, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 8:16 amSun 6:55 pmSun 1:35 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 6:31 amMon 4:11 pmMon 11:21 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 11:23 amMon 1:08 amSun 6:15 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSun 7:34 amSun 5:37 pmSun 12:35 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnMon 7:17 amMon 5:14 pmMon 12:16 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
UranusSun 11:25 amMon 12:53 amSun 6:09 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 9:27 amSun 8:58 pmSun 3:13 pmVery difficult to see