9 hours, 18 minutes
Wed, Dec 8 at 8:32 pm - Thu, Dec 9 at 5:51 am
Visible tonight, Dec 8 – Dec 9, 2021
| Mercury: | Until Wed 9:00 pm |
|---|---|
| Venus: | Until Wed 11:17 pm |
| Mars: | From Thu 4:40 am |
| Jupiter: | Until Thu 12:52 am |
| Saturn: | Until Thu 12:03 am |
| Uranus: | Until Thu 4:01 am |
| Neptune: | Until Thu 1:54 am |
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Tonight's Sky in Melbourne, Dec 8 – Dec 9, 2021 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Melbourne
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 5 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Wed, Dec 8 ↓9:00 pm
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Venus rise and set in Melbourne
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, Dec 8 ↓11:17 pm
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Mars rise and set in Melbourne
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Mars is just 20 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Thu, Dec 9 ↑4:40 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Melbourne
View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Thu, Dec 9 ↓12:52 am
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Saturn rise and set in Melbourne
View after sunset.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Thu, Dec 9 ↓12:03 am
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Uranus rise and set in Melbourne
After sunset and most of the night. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset. You may need binoculars.
Thu, Dec 9 ↓4:01 am
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Neptune rise and set in Melbourne
View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 5 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Thu, Dec 9 ↓1:54 am
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Planets Visible in Melbourne
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 8, 2021 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 6:05 am | Wed 9:00 pm | Wed 1:32 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 8:35 am | Wed 11:17 pm | Wed 3:57 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Thu 4:40 am | Thu 6:53 pm | Thu 11:46 am | Difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Wed 11:21 am | Thu 12:52 am | Wed 6:07 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 9:57 am | Thu 12:03 am | Wed 5:00 pm | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 5:32 pm | Thu 4:01 am | Wed 10:47 pm | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Wed 1:20 pm | Thu 1:54 am | Wed 7:37 pm | Difficult to see |
