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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Kabul, Afghanistan

Night Time

11 hours, 39 minutes

Thu, Sep 16 at 5:58 pm - Fri, Sep 17 at 5:37 am

Visible night of Sep 16 – Sep 17, 2021

Mercury: Until Thu 6:54 pm
Venus: Until Thu 7:46 pm
Mars: Until Thu 6:19 pm
Jupiter: Until Fri 3:16 am
Saturn: Until Fri 1:56 am
Uranus: From Thu 8:10 pm
Neptune: Until Fri 5:30 am
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Tonight's Sky in Kabul, Sep 16 – Sep 17, 2021 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Kabul

Try after sunset.

Mercury sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Thu, Sep 16 ↓6:54 pm

Sep 16, 2021
Sep 17, 2021

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Venus rise and set in Kabul

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, Sep 16 ↓7:46 pm

Sep 16, 2021
Sep 17, 2021

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Mars rise and set in Kabul

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mars is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Thu, Sep 16 ↓6:19 pm

Sep 16, 2021
Sep 17, 2021

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Jupiter rise and set in Kabul

After sunset and most of the night.

Jupiter is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset.

Fri, Sep 17 ↓3:16 am

Sep 16, 2021
Sep 17, 2021

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Saturn rise and set in Kabul

View after sunset.

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

Fri, Sep 17 ↓1:56 am

Sep 16, 2021
Sep 17, 2021

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Uranus rise and set in Kabul

View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 9 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.

Thu, Sep 16 ↑8:10 pm

Sep 16, 2021
Sep 17, 2021

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Neptune rise and set in Kabul

Up almost all night. Use binoculars.

Neptune 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. Very faint, use binoculars.

Fri, Sep 17 ↓5:30 am

Sep 16, 2021
Sep 17, 2021

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Planets Visible in Kabul

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Sep 17, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:48 amThu 6:54 pmThu 1:21 pmDifficult to see
VenusThu 9:04 amThu 7:46 pmThu 2:25 pmGood visibility
MarsThu 6:12 amThu 6:19 pmThu 12:15 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterThu 4:35 pmFri 3:16 amThu 9:56 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 3:43 pmFri 1:56 amThu 8:49 pmPerfect visibility
UranusThu 8:10 pmFri 9:44 amFri 2:57 amAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 5:51 pmFri 5:30 amThu 11:40 pmSlightly difficult to see