10 hours, 16 minutes
Wed, Aug 11 at 8:06 pm - Thu, Aug 12 at 6:22 am
Visible tonight, Aug 11 – Aug 12, 2021
Mercury: | Until Wed 8:42 pm |
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Venus: | Until Wed 9:41 pm |
Mars: | Until Wed 9:00 pm |
Jupiter: | From Wed 8:28 pm |
Saturn: | Until Thu 5:35 am |
Uranus: | From Wed 11:41 pm |
Neptune: | From Wed 9:30 pm |
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Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, Aug 11 – Aug 12, 2021 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in San Francisco
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.
Mercury is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Wed, Aug 11 ↓8:42 pm
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Venus rise and set in San Francisco
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.
Wed, Aug 11 ↓9:41 pm
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Mars rise and set in San Francisco
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.
Mars is just 19 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Wed, Aug 11 ↓9:00 pm
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Jupiter rise and set in San Francisco
Up most of the night.
Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Wed, Aug 11 ↑8:28 pm
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Saturn rise and set in San Francisco
Up most of the night.
Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Thu, Aug 12 ↓5:35 am
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Uranus rise and set in San Francisco
View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can be seen for more than 6 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.
Wed, Aug 11 ↑11:41 pm
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Neptune rise and set in San Francisco
Most of the night until sunrise. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.
Wed, Aug 11 ↑9:30 pm
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Planets Visible in San Francisco
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Aug 11, 2021 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 7:12 am | Wed 8:42 pm | Wed 1:57 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 9:18 am | Wed 9:41 pm | Wed 3:30 pm | Good visibility |
Mars | Wed 7:56 am | Wed 9:00 pm | Wed 2:28 pm | Difficult to see |
Jupiter | Wed 8:28 pm | Thu 7:08 am | Thu 1:48 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Wed 7:32 pm | Thu 5:35 am | Thu 12:34 am | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Wed 11:41 pm | Thu 1:27 pm | Thu 6:34 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Wed 9:30 pm | Thu 9:09 am | Thu 3:20 am | Difficult to see |