10 hours, 18 minutes
Thu, Aug 12 at 8:05 pm - Fri, Aug 13 at 6:23 am
Visible tonight, Aug 12 – Aug 13, 2021
Mercury: | Until Thu 8:42 pm |
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Venus: | Until Thu 9:40 pm |
Mars: | Until Thu 8:58 pm |
Jupiter: | From Thu 8:24 pm |
Saturn: | Until Fri 5:31 am |
Uranus: | From Thu 11:37 pm |
Neptune: | From Thu 9:26 pm |
Permalink Notice: Night Sky for San Francisco, USA
Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, Aug 12 – Aug 13, 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.
Thu, Aug 12 ↓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.
Thu, Aug 12 ↓9:40 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.
Thu, Aug 12 ↓8:58 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.
Thu, Aug 12 ↑8:24 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.
Fri, Aug 13 ↓5:31 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.
Thu, Aug 12 ↑11:37 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.
Thu, Aug 12 ↑9:26 pm
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Planets Visible in San Francisco
Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Aug 12, 2021 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 7:17 am | Thu 8:42 pm | Thu 2:00 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 9:20 am | Thu 9:40 pm | Thu 3:30 pm | Good visibility |
Mars | Thu 7:55 am | Thu 8:58 pm | Thu 2:26 pm | Difficult to see |
Jupiter | Thu 8:24 pm | Fri 7:04 am | Fri 1:44 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Thu 7:28 pm | Fri 5:31 am | Fri 12:29 am | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Thu 11:37 pm | Fri 1:23 pm | Fri 6:30 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Thu 9:26 pm | Fri 9:05 am | Fri 3:16 am | Difficult to see |