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

Night Time

9 hours, 46 minutes

Sun, May 15 at 8:12 pm – Mon, May 16 at 5:58 am

Visible tonight, May 15 – May 16, 2022

Mercury: Until Sun 8:53 pm
Venus: From Mon 4:17 am
Mars: From Mon 3:22 am
Jupiter: From Mon 3:37 am
Saturn: From Mon 2:06 am
Uranus: From Mon 5:30 am
Neptune: From Mon 3:23 am
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Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, May 15 – May 16, 2022 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in San Francisco

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Sun, May 15 ↓8:53 pm

May 15, 2022
May 16, 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, May 16 ↑4:17 am

May 15, 2022
May 16, 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, May 16 ↑3:22 am

May 15, 2022
May 16, 2022

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Jupiter rise and set in San Francisco

View before sunrise.

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

Mon, May 16 ↑3:37 am

May 15, 2022
May 16, 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, May 16 ↑2:06 am

May 15, 2022
May 16, 2022

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Uranus rise and set in San Francisco

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Mon, May 16 ↑5:30 am

May 15, 2022
May 16, 2022

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Neptune rise and set in San Francisco

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

Mon, May 16 ↑3:23 am

May 15, 2022
May 16, 2022

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Planets Visible in San Francisco

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 15, 2022
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 6:29 amSun 8:53 pmSun 1:42 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusMon 4:17 amMon 4:52 pmMon 10:34 amGood visibility
MarsMon 3:22 amMon 3:02 pmMon 9:12 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 3:37 amMon 3:38 pmMon 9:37 amFairly good visibility
SaturnMon 2:06 amMon 12:39 pmMon 7:22 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 5:30 amMon 7:17 pmMon 12:24 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 3:23 amMon 3:08 pmMon 9:15 amVery difficult to see

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