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

Night Time

13 hours, 52 minutes

Tue, Jan 25 at 5:25 pm - Wed, Jan 26 at 7:18 am

Visible tonight, Jan 25 – Jan 26, 2022

Mercury: From Wed 6:40 am
Venus: From Wed 5:21 am
Mars: From Wed 5:09 am
Jupiter: Until Tue 7:50 pm
Saturn: Until Tue 6:05 pm
Uranus: Until Wed 1:11 am
Neptune: Until Tue 9:06 pm
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Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, Jan 25 – Jan 26, 2022 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in San Francisco

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Wed, Jan 26 ↑6:40 am

Jan 25, 2022
Jan 26, 2022

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Venus rise and set in San Francisco

View just before sunrise.

Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Wed, Jan 26 ↑5:21 am

Jan 25, 2022
Jan 26, 2022

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Mars rise and set in San Francisco

View before sunrise.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Wed, Jan 26 ↑5:09 am

Jan 25, 2022
Jan 26, 2022

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Jupiter rise and set in San Francisco

View just after sunset.

Jupiter is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Tue, Jan 25 ↓7:50 pm

Jan 25, 2022
Jan 26, 2022

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Saturn rise and set in San Francisco

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Tue, Jan 25 ↓6:05 pm

Jan 25, 2022
Jan 26, 2022

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Uranus rise and set in San Francisco

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.

Wed, Jan 26 ↓1:11 am

Jan 25, 2022
Jan 26, 2022

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Neptune rise and set in San Francisco

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Very faint, use binoculars.

Tue, Jan 25 ↓9:06 pm

Jan 25, 2022
Jan 26, 2022

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Planets Visible in San Francisco

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Jan 25, 2022
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:40 amWed 4:54 pmWed 11:47 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusWed 5:21 amWed 3:42 pmWed 10:31 amFairly good visibility
MarsWed 5:09 amWed 2:35 pmWed 9:52 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 8:50 amTue 7:50 pmTue 2:20 pmAverage visibility
SaturnTue 7:52 amTue 6:05 pmTue 12:58 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusTue 11:33 amWed 1:11 amTue 6:22 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 9:30 amTue 9:06 pmTue 3:18 pmVery difficult to see