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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Night Time

12 hours, 55 minutes

Sun, Nov 7 at 5:09 pm - Mon, Nov 8 at 6:04 am

Visible night of Nov 7 – Nov 8, 2021

Mercury: From Mon 5:08 am
Venus: Until Sun 8:02 pm
Mars: From Mon 5:19 am
Jupiter: Until Mon 12:01 am
Saturn: Until Sun 10:50 pm
Uranus: Until Mon 5:55 am
Neptune: Until Mon 2:04 am
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Tonight's Sky in Riyadh, Nov 7 – Nov 8, 2021 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Riyadh

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

Mercury is just 13 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Mon, Nov 8 ↑5:08 am

Nov 7, 2021
Nov 8, 2021

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Venus rise and set in Riyadh

View after sunset.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Sun, Nov 7 ↓8:02 pm

Nov 7, 2021
Nov 8, 2021

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Mars rise and set in Riyadh

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mars is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Mon, Nov 8 ↑5:19 am

Nov 7, 2021
Nov 8, 2021

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Jupiter rise and set in Riyadh

View after sunset.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 6 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Mon, Nov 8 ↓12:01 am

Nov 7, 2021
Nov 8, 2021

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Saturn rise and set in Riyadh

View after sunset.

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

Sun, Nov 7 ↓10:50 pm

Nov 7, 2021
Nov 8, 2021

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Uranus rise and set in Riyadh

Up almost all night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun in the sky, and is, therefore, visible most of the night. This is the best time of the year to view the planet. You may need binoculars.

Mon, Nov 8 ↓5:55 am

Nov 7, 2021
Nov 8, 2021

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Neptune rise and set in Riyadh

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Mon, Nov 8 ↓2:04 am

Nov 7, 2021
Nov 8, 2021

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Planets Visible in Riyadh

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Nov 8, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:08 amMon 4:32 pmMon 10:50 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 9:45 amSun 8:02 pmSun 2:54 pmGreat visibility
MarsMon 5:19 amMon 4:34 pmMon 10:57 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSun 12:54 pmMon 12:01 amSun 6:27 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 12:00 noonSun 10:50 pmSun 5:25 pmAverage visibility
UranusSun 4:55 pmMon 5:55 amSun 11:25 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 2:19 pmMon 2:04 amSun 8:11 pmDifficult to see