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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Night Time

14 hours, 3 minutes

Thu, Dec 1 at 4:54 pm – Fri, Dec 2 at 6:57 am

Visible night of Dec 1 – Dec 2, 2022

Mercury: Until Thu 5:36 pm
Venus: Until Thu 5:30 pm
Mars: From Thu 5:12 pm
Jupiter: Until Fri 1:18 am
Saturn: Until Thu 10:09 pm
Uranus: Until Fri 5:06 am
Neptune: Until Fri 12:48 am
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Tonight's Sky in Albuquerque, Dec 1 – Dec 2, 2022 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Albuquerque

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 13 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Thu, Dec 1 ↓5:36 pm

Dec 1, 2022
Dec 2, 2022

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Venus rise and set in Albuquerque

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Venus is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Thu, Dec 1 ↓5:30 pm

Dec 1, 2022
Dec 2, 2022

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Mars rise and set in Albuquerque

Up most of the night.

Mars is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.

Thu, Dec 1 ↑5:12 pm

Dec 1, 2022
Dec 2, 2022

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Jupiter rise and set in Albuquerque

View after sunset.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Fri, Dec 2 ↓1:18 am

Dec 1, 2022
Dec 2, 2022

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Saturn rise and set in Albuquerque

View after sunset.

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

Thu, Dec 1 ↓10:09 pm

Dec 1, 2022
Dec 2, 2022

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Uranus rise and set in Albuquerque

After sunset and most of the night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset. You may need binoculars.

Fri, Dec 2 ↓5:06 am

Dec 1, 2022
Dec 2, 2022

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Neptune rise and set in Albuquerque

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Fri, Dec 2 ↓12:48 am

Dec 1, 2022
Dec 2, 2022

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Planets Visible in Albuquerque

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 2, 2022
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 8:03 amThu 5:36 pmThu 12:49 pmDifficult to see
VenusThu 7:45 amThu 5:30 pmThu 12:38 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 5:12 pmFri 7:48 amFri 12:30 amPerfect visibility
JupiterThu 1:24 pmFri 1:18 amThu 7:21 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 11:38 amThu 10:09 pmThu 4:54 pmAverage visibility
UranusThu 3:27 pmFri 5:06 amThu 10:17 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 1:07 pmFri 12:48 amThu 6:57 pmDifficult to see