9 hours, 53 minutes
Tue, May 11 at 8:09 pm - Wed, May 12 at 6:02 am
Visible night of May 11 – May 12, 2021
Mercury: | Until Tue 9:59 pm |
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Venus: | Until Tue 9:08 pm |
Mars: | Until Wed 12:04 am |
Jupiter: | From Wed 2:32 am |
Saturn: | From Wed 1:45 am |
Uranus: | From Wed 5:33 am |
Neptune: | From Wed 3:32 am |
Permalink Notice: Night Sky for San Francisco, USA
Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, May 11 – May 12, 2021 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in San Francisco
View just after sunset.
Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.
Tue, May 11 ↓9:59 pm
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Venus rise and set in San Francisco
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.
Venus is just 12 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, May 11 ↓9:08 pm
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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.
Wed, May 12 ↓12:04 am
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Jupiter rise and set in San Francisco
View before sunrise.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Wed, May 12 ↑2:32 am
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Saturn rise and set in San Francisco
View in the early morning.
Saturn can be seen for more than 4 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Wed, May 12 ↑1:45 am
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Uranus rise and set in San Francisco
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Wed, May 12 ↑5:33 am
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Neptune rise and set in San Francisco
View before sunrise. Use binoculars.
Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.
Wed, May 12 ↑3:32 am
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Planets Visible in San Francisco
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 12, 2021 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 7:04 am | Tue 9:59 pm | Tue 2:31 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 6:43 am | Tue 9:08 pm | Tue 1:55 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Tue 9:13 am | Wed 12:04 am | Tue 4:39 pm | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Wed 2:32 am | Wed 1:19 pm | Wed 7:56 am | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Wed 1:45 am | Wed 11:57 am | Wed 6:51 am | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Wed 5:33 am | Wed 7:12 pm | Wed 12:22 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Wed 3:32 am | Wed 3:11 pm | Wed 9:21 am | Very difficult to see |