13 hours, 4 minutes
Mon, Oct 18 at 6:03 pm - Tue, Oct 19 at 7:07 am
Visible night of Oct 18 – Oct 19, 2021
| Mercury: | From Tue 5:44 am |
|---|---|
| Venus: | Until Mon 8:04 pm |
| Mars: | From Tue 6:49 am |
| Jupiter: | Until Tue 1:46 am |
| Saturn: | Until Tue 12:27 am |
| Uranus: | From Mon 6:43 pm |
| Neptune: | Until Tue 4:12 am |
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Tonight's Sky in Chicago, Oct 18 – Oct 19, 2021 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Chicago
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Mercury is just 15 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Tue, Oct 19 ↑5:44 am
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Venus rise and set in Chicago
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.
Mon, Oct 18 ↓8:04 pm
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Mars rise and set in Chicago
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mars is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Tue, Oct 19 ↑6:49 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Chicago
View after sunset.
Jupiter can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Tue, Oct 19 ↓1:46 am
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Saturn rise and set in Chicago
View after sunset.
Saturn can be seen for more than 6 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Tue, Oct 19 ↓12:27 am
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Uranus rise and set in Chicago
Up most of the night. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. You may need binoculars.
Mon, Oct 18 ↑6:43 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Chicago
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.
Tue, Oct 19 ↓4:12 am
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Planets Visible in Chicago
| Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 19, 2021 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 5:44 am | Tue 5:28 pm | Tue 11:36 am | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 11:18 am | Mon 8:04 pm | Mon 3:41 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Tue 6:49 am | Tue 5:54 pm | Tue 12:21 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Mon 3:33 pm | Tue 1:46 am | Mon 8:39 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 2:48 pm | Tue 12:27 am | Mon 7:37 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Mon 6:43 pm | Tue 8:42 am | Tue 1:43 am | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Mon 4:42 pm | Tue 4:12 am | Mon 10:27 pm | Difficult to see |
