12 hours, 12 minutes
Thu, Sep 30 at 6:53 pm - Fri, Oct 1 at 7:05 am
Visible night of Sep 30 – Oct 1, 2021
| Mercury: | Until Thu 7:17 pm |
|---|---|
| Venus: | Until Thu 8:44 pm |
| Mars: | Until Thu 7:01 pm |
| Jupiter: | Until Fri 3:25 am |
| Saturn: | Until Fri 2:06 am |
| Uranus: | From Thu 8:23 pm |
| Neptune: | Until Fri 5:46 am |
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Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, Sep 30 – Oct 1, 2021 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in San Francisco
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.
Mercury is just 17 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Thu, Sep 30 ↓7:17 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, Sep 30 ↓8:44 pm
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Mars rise and set in San Francisco
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mars is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Thu, Sep 30 ↓7:01 pm
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Jupiter rise and set in San Francisco
View after sunset.
Jupiter can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Fri, Oct 1 ↓3:25 am
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Saturn rise and set in San Francisco
View after sunset.
Saturn can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Fri, Oct 1 ↓2:06 am
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Uranus rise and set in San Francisco
Most of the night until sunrise. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.
Thu, Sep 30 ↑8:23 pm
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Neptune rise and set in San Francisco
Up most of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Fri, Oct 1 ↓5:46 am
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Planets Visible in San Francisco
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Oct 1, 2021 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 8:35 am | Thu 7:17 pm | Thu 1:56 pm | Very difficult to see |
| Venus | Thu 10:53 am | Thu 8:44 pm | Thu 3:49 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Thu 7:17 am | Thu 7:01 pm | Thu 1:09 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Thu 4:57 pm | Fri 3:25 am | Thu 10:11 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 4:08 pm | Fri 2:06 am | Thu 9:07 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 8:23 pm | Fri 10:07 am | Fri 3:15 am | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Thu 6:10 pm | Fri 5:46 am | Thu 11:58 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
