9 hours, 51 minutes
Wed, May 12 at 8:10 pm - Thu, May 13 at 6:01 am
Visible tonight, May 12 – May 13, 2021
| Mercury: | Until Wed 10:01 pm |
|---|---|
| Venus: | Until Wed 9:10 pm |
| Mars: | Until Thu 12:02 am |
| Jupiter: | From Thu 2:29 am |
| Saturn: | From Thu 1:41 am |
| Uranus: | From Thu 5:29 am |
| Neptune: | From Thu 3:28 am |
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Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, May 12 – May 13, 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.
Wed, May 12 ↓10:01 pm
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Venus rise and set in San Francisco
View just after sunset.
Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Wed, May 12 ↓9:10 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.
Thu, May 13 ↓12:02 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.
Thu, May 13 ↑2:29 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.
Thu, May 13 ↑1:41 am
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Uranus rise and set in San Francisco
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Thu, May 13 ↑5:29 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.
Thu, May 13 ↑3:28 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 | Wed 7:05 am | Wed 10:01 pm | Wed 2:33 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 6:43 am | Wed 9:10 pm | Wed 1:56 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Mars | Wed 9:12 am | Thu 12:02 am | Wed 4:37 pm | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Thu 2:29 am | Thu 1:16 pm | Thu 7:52 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 1:41 am | Thu 11:54 am | Thu 6:47 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 5:29 am | Thu 7:08 pm | Thu 12:19 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Thu 3:28 am | Thu 3:07 pm | Thu 9:18 am | Very difficult to see |
