11 hours, 29 minutes
Thu, Mar 28 at 7:49 pm – Fri, Mar 29 at 7:18 am
Visible tonight, Mar 28 – Mar 29, 2024
Mercury: | Until Thu 9:18 pm |
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Venus: | From Fri 6:43 am |
Mars: | From Fri 6:00 am |
Jupiter: | Until Thu 10:53 pm |
Saturn: | From Fri 6:23 am |
Uranus: | Until Thu 11:14 pm |
Neptune: | From Fri 6:57 am |
How San Antonio Lost the 2024 Great American Eclipse
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Tonight's Sky in Wichita, Mar 28 – Mar 29, 2024 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Wichita
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Mercury is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Thu, Mar 28 ↓9:18 pm
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Venus rise and set in Wichita
Try before sunrise.
Venus rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Fri, Mar 29 ↑6:43 am
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Mars rise and set in Wichita
View before sunrise.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Fri, Mar 29 ↑6:00 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Wichita
View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Thu, Mar 28 ↓10:53 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Wichita
Try before sunrise.
Saturn rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Fri, Mar 29 ↑6:23 am
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Uranus rise and set in Wichita
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.
Thu, Mar 28 ↓11:14 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Wichita
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Neptune is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Fri, Mar 29 ↑6:57 am
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Planets Visible in Wichita
Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Mar 28, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 7:52 am | Thu 9:18 pm | Thu 2:35 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Fri 6:43 am | Fri 6:21 pm | Fri 12:31 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Fri 6:00 am | Fri 4:58 pm | Fri 11:29 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Thu 9:06 am | Thu 10:53 pm | Thu 4:00 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Fri 6:23 am | Fri 5:37 pm | Fri 12:00 noon | Difficult to see |
Uranus | Thu 9:16 am | Thu 11:14 pm | Thu 4:15 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Fri 6:57 am | Fri 6:48 pm | Fri 12:52 pm | Extremely difficult to see |