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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Washington DC, USA

Night Time

10 hours, 49 minutes

Tue, Apr 13 at 7:43 pm - Wed, Apr 14 at 6:32 am

Visible night of Apr 13 – Apr 14, 2021

Mercury: From Wed 6:27 am
Venus: Until Tue 8:04 pm
Mars: Until Wed 12:44 am
Jupiter: From Wed 4:12 am
Saturn: From Wed 3:33 am
Uranus: Until Tue 8:58 pm
Neptune: From Wed 5:19 am
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Tonight's Sky in Washington DC, Apr 13 – Apr 14, 2021 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Washington DC

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

Mercury is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Apr 14 ↑6:27 am

Apr 13, 2021
Apr 14, 2021

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Venus rise and set in Washington DC

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.

Venus is just 5 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Tue, Apr 13 ↓8:04 pm

Apr 13, 2021
Apr 14, 2021

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Mars rise and set in Washington DC

View after sunset.

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

Wed, Apr 14 ↓12:44 am

Apr 13, 2021
Apr 14, 2021

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Jupiter rise and set in Washington DC

View before sunrise.

Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Wed, Apr 14 ↑4:12 am

Apr 13, 2021
Apr 14, 2021

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Saturn rise and set in Washington DC

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Wed, Apr 14 ↑3:33 am

Apr 13, 2021
Apr 14, 2021

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Uranus rise and set in Washington DC

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Tue, Apr 13 ↓8:58 pm

Apr 13, 2021
Apr 14, 2021

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Neptune rise and set in Washington DC

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

Neptune is just 32 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Very faint, use binoculars.

Wed, Apr 14 ↑5:19 am

Apr 13, 2021
Apr 14, 2021

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Planets Visible in Washington DC

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Apr 14, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:27 amWed 7:18 pmWed 12:52 pmDifficult to see
VenusTue 6:51 amTue 8:04 pmTue 1:27 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 9:42 amWed 12:44 amTue 5:13 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 4:12 amWed 2:46 pmWed 9:29 amFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 3:33 amWed 1:39 pmWed 8:36 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 7:19 amTue 8:58 pmTue 2:09 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 5:19 amWed 4:56 pmWed 11:08 amExtremely difficult to see