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

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13 hours, 20 minutes

Fri, Oct 29 at 6:13 pm - Sat, Oct 30 at 7:33 am

Visible night of Oct 29 – Oct 30, 2021

Mercury: From Sat 6:07 am
Venus: Until Fri 8:38 pm
Mars: From Sat 6:57 am
Jupiter: Until Sat 1:30 am
Saturn: Until Sat 12:13 am
Uranus: From Fri 6:25 pm
Neptune: Until Sat 3:49 am
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Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, Oct 29 – Oct 30, 2021 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in San Francisco

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.

Mercury is just 17 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sat, Oct 30 ↑6:07 am

Oct 29, 2021
Oct 30, 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.

Fri, Oct 29 ↓8:38 pm

Oct 29, 2021
Oct 30, 2021

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Mars rise and set in San Francisco

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.

Sat, Oct 30 ↑6:57 am

Oct 29, 2021
Oct 30, 2021

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Jupiter rise and set in San Francisco

View after sunset.

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

Sat, Oct 30 ↓1:30 am

Oct 29, 2021
Oct 30, 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.

Sat, Oct 30 ↓12:13 am

Oct 29, 2021
Oct 30, 2021

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Uranus rise and set in San Francisco

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.

Fri, Oct 29 ↑6:25 pm

Oct 29, 2021
Oct 30, 2021

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Neptune rise and set in San Francisco

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.

Sat, Oct 30 ↓3:49 am

Oct 29, 2021
Oct 30, 2021

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Planets Visible in San Francisco

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Oct 30, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 6:07 amSat 5:35 pmSat 11:51 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 11:36 amFri 8:38 pmFri 4:07 pmGreat visibility
MarsSat 6:57 amSat 5:52 pmSat 12:25 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterFri 3:02 pmSat 1:30 amFri 8:16 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 2:14 pmSat 12:13 amFri 7:14 pmPerfect visibility
UranusFri 6:25 pmSat 8:07 amSat 1:16 amAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 4:15 pmSat 3:49 amFri 10:02 pmDifficult to see