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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Istanbul, Turkey

Night Time

13 hours, 43 minutes

Thu, Nov 4 at 5:56 pm - Fri, Nov 5 at 7:39 am

Visible night of Nov 4 – Nov 5, 2021

Mercury: From Fri 6:24 am
Venus: Until Thu 8:21 pm
Mars: From Fri 6:53 am
Jupiter: Until Fri 12:58 am
Saturn: Until Thu 11:39 pm
Uranus: Average visibility
Neptune: Until Fri 3:19 am
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Tonight's Sky in Istanbul, Nov 4 – Nov 5, 2021 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Istanbul

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.

Fri, Nov 5 ↑6:24 am

Nov 4, 2021
Nov 5, 2021

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Venus rise and set in Istanbul

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, Nov 4 ↓8:21 pm

Nov 4, 2021
Nov 5, 2021

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Mars rise and set in Istanbul

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Fri, Nov 5 ↑6:53 am

Nov 4, 2021
Nov 5, 2021

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Jupiter rise and set in Istanbul

View after sunset.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Fri, Nov 5 ↓12:58 am

Nov 4, 2021
Nov 5, 2021

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Saturn rise and set in Istanbul

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 5 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Thu, Nov 4 ↓11:39 pm

Nov 4, 2021
Nov 5, 2021

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Uranus rise and set in Istanbul

Up almost all night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun in the sky, and is, therefore, visible most of the night. This is the best time of the year to view the planet. You may need binoculars.

Nov 4, 2021
Nov 5, 2021

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Neptune rise and set in Istanbul

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Fri, Nov 5 ↓3:19 am

Nov 4, 2021
Nov 5, 2021

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Planets Visible in Istanbul

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Nov 5, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 6:24 amFri 5:25 pmFri 11:55 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 11:46 amThu 8:21 pmThu 4:04 pmGreat visibility
MarsFri 6:53 amFri 5:30 pmFri 12:11 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterThu 2:41 pmFri 12:58 amThu 7:49 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 1:55 pmThu 11:39 pmThu 6:47 pmPerfect visibility
UranusThu 5:51 pmFri 7:45 amFri 12:48 amAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 3:49 pmFri 3:19 amThu 9:34 pmDifficult to see