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

Night Time

11 hours, 50 minutes

Sun, Mar 20 at 7:21 pm – Mon, Mar 21 at 7:11 am

Visible night of Mar 20 – Mar 21, 2022

Mercury: From Mon 6:54 am
Venus: From Mon 5:02 am
Mars: From Mon 5:07 am
Jupiter: From Mon 6:47 am
Saturn: From Mon 5:34 am
Uranus: Until Sun 10:46 pm
Neptune: From Mon 6:58 am
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Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, Mar 20 – Mar 21, 2022 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in San Francisco

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

Mercury is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Mon, Mar 21 ↑6:54 am

Mar 20, 2022
Mar 21, 2022

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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.

Mon, Mar 21 ↑5:02 am

Mar 20, 2022
Mar 21, 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.

Mon, Mar 21 ↑5:07 am

Mar 20, 2022
Mar 21, 2022

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Jupiter rise and set in San Francisco

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

Jupiter is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Mon, Mar 21 ↑6:47 am

Mar 20, 2022
Mar 21, 2022

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Saturn rise and set in San Francisco

View before sunrise.

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

Mon, Mar 21 ↑5:34 am

Mar 20, 2022
Mar 21, 2022

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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.

Sun, Mar 20 ↓10:46 pm

Mar 20, 2022
Mar 21, 2022

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Neptune rise and set in San Francisco

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Mon, Mar 21 ↑6:58 am

Mar 20, 2022
Mar 21, 2022

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Planets Visible in San Francisco

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 21, 2022
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 6:54 amMon 6:23 pmMon 12:38 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 5:02 amMon 3:34 pmMon 10:18 amGreat visibility
MarsMon 5:07 amMon 3:13 pmMon 10:10 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 6:47 amMon 6:18 pmMon 12:33 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 5:34 amMon 4:00 pmMon 10:47 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 9:05 amSun 10:46 pmSun 3:55 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneMon 6:58 amMon 6:39 pmMon 12:49 pmExtremely difficult to see