Home   Sun & Moon   Night Sky
Flag for USA

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

Night Time

14 hours, 3 minutes

Sun, Nov 21 at 4:54 pm - Mon, Nov 22 at 6:57 am

Visible tonight, Nov 21 – Nov 22, 2021

Mercury: From Mon 6:40 am
Venus: Until Sun 7:42 pm
Mars: From Mon 5:44 am
Jupiter: Until Sun 11:08 pm
Saturn: Until Sun 9:49 pm
Uranus: Until Mon 5:32 am
Neptune: Until Mon 1:17 am
Location of San FranciscoLocation
Loading stars...

Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above San Francisco on a date of your choice. Use it to locate a planet, the Moon, or the Sun and track their movements across the sky. The map also shows the phases of the Moon, and all solar and lunar eclipses. Need some help?

The animation is not supported by your device/browser.

Please use another device/browser or check out the desktop version of the Interactive Night Sky Map.

Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, Nov 21 – Nov 22, 2021 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in San Francisco

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Mon, Nov 22 ↑6:40 am

Nov 21, 2021
Nov 22, 2021

Mercury

Time:

Altitude: °

Direction: °

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, Nov 21 ↓7:42 pm

Nov 21, 2021
Nov 22, 2021

Venus

Time:

Altitude: °

Direction: °

Mars rise and set in San Francisco

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

Mars is just 15 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Mon, Nov 22 ↑5:44 am

Nov 21, 2021
Nov 22, 2021

Mars

Time:

Altitude: °

Direction: °

Jupiter rise and set in San Francisco

View after sunset.

Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Sun, Nov 21 ↓11:08 pm

Nov 21, 2021
Nov 22, 2021

Jupiter

Time:

Altitude: °

Direction: °

Saturn rise and set in San Francisco

View after sunset.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Sun, Nov 21 ↓9:49 pm

Nov 21, 2021
Nov 22, 2021

Saturn

Time:

Altitude: °

Direction: °

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.

Mon, Nov 22 ↓5:32 am

Nov 21, 2021
Nov 22, 2021

Uranus

Time:

Altitude: °

Direction: °

Neptune rise and set in San Francisco

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Mon, Nov 22 ↓1:17 am

Nov 21, 2021
Nov 22, 2021

Neptune

Time:

Altitude: °

Direction: °

Planets Visible in San Francisco

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Nov 21, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 6:40 amMon 4:40 pmMon 11:40 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusSun 10:35 amSun 7:42 pmSun 3:08 pmGreat visibility
MarsMon 5:44 amMon 4:05 pmMon 10:55 amDifficult to see
JupiterSun 12:36 pmSun 11:08 pmSun 5:52 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnSun 11:48 amSun 9:49 pmSun 4:48 pmAverage visibility
UranusSun 3:52 pmMon 5:32 amSun 10:42 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 1:44 pmMon 1:17 amSun 7:30 pmDifficult to see