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

Night Time

12 hours, 36 minutes

Sun, Oct 10 at 6:38 pm - Mon, Oct 11 at 7:14 am

Visible tonight, Oct 10 – Oct 11, 2021

Mercury: From Mon 6:57 am
Venus: Until Sun 8:39 pm
Mars: From Mon 7:09 am
Jupiter: Until Mon 2:44 am
Saturn: Until Mon 1:27 am
Uranus: From Sun 7:42 pm
Neptune: Until Mon 5:06 am
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Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, Oct 10 – Oct 11, 2021 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in San Francisco

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Mon, Oct 11 ↑6:57 am

Oct 10, 2021
Oct 11, 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.

Sun, Oct 10 ↓8:39 pm

Oct 10, 2021
Oct 11, 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.

Mon, Oct 11 ↓2:44 am

Oct 10, 2021
Oct 11, 2021

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Saturn rise and set in San Francisco

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 6 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Mon, Oct 11 ↓1:27 am

Oct 10, 2021
Oct 11, 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.

Sun, Oct 10 ↑7:42 pm

Oct 10, 2021
Oct 11, 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.

Mon, Oct 11 ↓5:06 am

Oct 10, 2021
Oct 11, 2021

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Planets Visible in San Francisco

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Oct 10, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 6:57 amMon 6:18 pmMon 12:37 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusSun 11:11 amSun 8:39 pmSun 3:55 pmGood visibility
MarsMon 7:09 amMon 6:35 pmMon 12:52 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
JupiterSun 4:16 pmMon 2:44 amSun 9:30 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 3:28 pmMon 1:27 amSun 8:27 pmPerfect visibility
UranusSun 7:42 pmMon 9:26 amMon 2:34 amAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 5:30 pmMon 5:06 amSun 11:18 pmDifficult to see