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

Night Time

12 hours, 22 minutes

Mon, Mar 7 at 6:09 pm - Tue, Mar 8 at 6:30 am

Visible night of Mar 7 – Mar 8, 2022

Mercury: From Tue 5:49 am
Venus: From Tue 4:08 am
Mars: From Tue 4:26 am
Jupiter: From Tue 6:30 am
Saturn: From Tue 5:21 am
Uranus: Until Mon 10:34 pm
Neptune: Until Mon 6:32 pm
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Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, Mar 7 – Mar 8, 2022 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in San Francisco

Try before sunrise.

Mercury rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Tue, Mar 8 ↑5:49 am

Mar 7, 2022
Mar 8, 2022
Set
4:22 pm
252°WSW
Rise
5:49 am
108°ESE
Meridian
11:07 am
180°S

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in San Francisco

View before sunrise.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Tue, Mar 8 ↑4:08 am

Mar 7, 2022
Mar 8, 2022
Set
2:28 pm
249°WSW
Rise
4:08 am
111°ESE
Meridian
9:18 am
180°S

Venus

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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.

Tue, Mar 8 ↑4:26 am

Mar 7, 2022
Mar 8, 2022
Set
2:16 pm
244°WSW
Rise
4:26 am
116°ESE
Meridian
9:21 am
180°S

Mars

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Saturn rise and set in San Francisco

View just before sunrise.

Saturn is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Tue, Mar 8 ↑5:21 am

Mar 7, 2022
Mar 8, 2022
Set
3:48 pm
250°WSW
Rise
5:21 am
110°ESE
Meridian
10:33 am
180°S

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in San Francisco

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. You may need binoculars.

Mon, Mar 7 ↓10:34 pm

Mar 7, 2022
Mar 8, 2022
Meridian
3:44 pm
180°S
Set
10:34 pm
290°WNW
Rise
8:51 am
70°ENE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in San Francisco

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Neptune is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Mon, Mar 7 ↓6:32 pm

Mar 7, 2022
Mar 8, 2022
Meridian
12:42 pm
180°S
Set
6:32 pm
265°W
Rise
6:48 am
95°E

Neptune

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Planets Visible in San Francisco

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 8, 2022
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:49 amTue 4:26 pmTue 11:07 amDifficult to see
VenusTue 4:08 amTue 2:28 pmTue 9:18 amGreat visibility
MarsTue 4:26 amTue 2:16 pmTue 9:21 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:30 amTue 5:54 pmTue 12:12 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnTue 5:21 amTue 3:45 pmTue 10:33 amSlightly difficult to see
UranusMon 8:54 amMon 10:34 pmMon 3:44 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneMon 6:52 amMon 6:32 pmMon 12:42 pmExtremely difficult to see