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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in San Francisco, California, USA

Night Time

12 hours, 24 minutes

Tue, Oct 5 at 6:46 pm - Wed, Oct 6 at 7:10 am

Visible tonight, Oct 5 – Oct 6, 2021

Mercury: Until Tue 6:50 pm
Venus: Until Tue 8:41 pm
Mars: Until Tue 6:49 pm
Jupiter: Until Wed 3:04 am
Saturn: Until Wed 1:46 am
Uranus: From Tue 8:03 pm
Neptune: Until Wed 5:26 am
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Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, Oct 5 – Oct 6, 2021 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in San Francisco

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Tue, Oct 5 ↓6:50 pm

Oct 5, 2021
Oct 6, 2021

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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.

Tue, Oct 5 ↓8:41 pm

Oct 5, 2021
Oct 6, 2021

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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.

Wed, Oct 6 ↓3:04 am

Oct 5, 2021
Oct 6, 2021

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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.

Wed, Oct 6 ↓1:46 am

Oct 5, 2021
Oct 6, 2021

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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.

Tue, Oct 5 ↑8:03 pm

Oct 5, 2021
Oct 6, 2021

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Neptune rise and set in San Francisco

After sunset and most of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset. Very faint, use binoculars.

Wed, Oct 6 ↓5:26 am

Oct 5, 2021
Oct 6, 2021

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Planets Visible in San Francisco

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 5, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:57 amTue 6:50 pmTue 1:23 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusTue 11:02 amTue 8:41 pmTue 3:52 pmGood visibility
MarsTue 7:13 amTue 6:49 pmTue 1:01 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
JupiterTue 4:36 pmWed 3:04 amTue 9:50 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 3:48 pmWed 1:46 amTue 8:47 pmPerfect visibility
UranusTue 8:03 pmWed 9:46 amWed 2:54 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 5:50 pmWed 5:26 amTue 11:38 pmDifficult to see