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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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9 hours, 11 minutes

Mon, May 17 at 8:38 pm - Tue, May 18 at 5:49 am

Visible night of May 17 – May 18, 2021

Mercury: Until Mon 10:36 pm
Venus: Until Mon 9:47 pm
Mars: Until Tue 12:23 am
Jupiter: From Tue 2:27 am
Saturn: From Tue 1:43 am
Uranus: From Tue 5:07 am
Neptune: From Tue 3:19 am
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Tonight's Sky in Toronto, May 17 – May 18, 2021 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Toronto

View just after sunset.

Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Mon, May 17 ↓10:36 pm

May 17, 2021
May 18, 2021

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Venus rise and set in Toronto

View just after sunset.

Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Mon, May 17 ↓9:47 pm

May 17, 2021
May 18, 2021

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Mars rise and set in Toronto

View after sunset.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Tue, May 18 ↓12:23 am

May 17, 2021
May 18, 2021

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Jupiter rise and set in Toronto

View before sunrise.

Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Tue, May 18 ↑2:27 am

May 17, 2021
May 18, 2021

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Saturn rise and set in Toronto

View in the early morning.

Saturn can be seen for more than 4 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Tue, May 18 ↑1:43 am

May 17, 2021
May 18, 2021

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Uranus rise and set in Toronto

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 15 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Tue, May 18 ↑5:07 am

May 17, 2021
May 18, 2021

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Neptune rise and set in Toronto

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

Tue, May 18 ↑3:19 am

May 17, 2021
May 18, 2021

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Planets Visible in Toronto

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 18, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 6:55 amMon 10:36 pmMon 2:45 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 6:34 amMon 9:47 pmMon 2:10 pmFairly good visibility
MarsMon 8:55 amTue 12:23 amMon 4:39 pmAverage visibility
JupiterTue 2:27 amTue 12:58 pmTue 7:43 amFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 1:43 amTue 11:30 amTue 6:36 amPerfect visibility
UranusTue 5:07 amTue 7:10 pmTue 12:08 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 3:19 amTue 2:54 pmTue 9:07 amVery difficult to see