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

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9 hours, 19 minutes

Sat, Jun 5 at 8:28 pm - Sun, Jun 6 at 5:47 am

Visible night of Jun 5 – Jun 6, 2021

Mercury: Until Sat 8:54 pm
Venus: Until Sat 9:55 pm
Mars: Until Sat 11:23 pm
Jupiter: From Sun 1:00 am
Saturn: From Sun 12:07 am
Uranus: From Sun 3:59 am
Neptune: From Sun 1:54 am
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Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, Jun 5 – Jun 6, 2021 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in San Francisco

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sat, Jun 5 ↓8:54 pm

Jun 5, 2021
Jun 6, 2021

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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.

Sat, Jun 5 ↓9:55 pm

Jun 5, 2021
Jun 6, 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.

Sat, Jun 5 ↓11:23 pm

Jun 5, 2021
Jun 6, 2021

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Jupiter rise and set in San Francisco

View in the early morning.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 4 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Sun, Jun 6 ↑1:00 am

Jun 5, 2021
Jun 6, 2021

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Saturn rise and set in San Francisco

View in the early morning.

Saturn can be seen for more than 5 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Sun, Jun 6 ↑12:07 am

Jun 5, 2021
Jun 6, 2021

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Uranus rise and set in San Francisco

View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.

Sun, Jun 6 ↑3:59 am

Jun 5, 2021
Jun 6, 2021

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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.

Sun, Jun 6 ↑1:54 am

Jun 5, 2021
Jun 6, 2021

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Planets Visible in San Francisco

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Jun 6, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 6:28 amSat 8:54 pmSat 1:41 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusSat 7:03 amSat 9:55 pmSat 2:29 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSat 8:50 amSat 11:23 pmSat 4:06 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSun 1:00 amSun 11:51 amSun 6:25 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 12:07 amSun 10:19 amSun 5:13 amPerfect visibility
UranusSun 3:59 amSun 5:40 pmSun 10:49 amDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 1:54 amSun 1:35 pmSun 7:45 amVery difficult to see