8 hours, 42 minutes
Wed, 8 May, 20:35 – Thu, 9 May, 05:17
Visible tonight, 8 May – 9 May 2024
| Mercury: | From Thu 04:45 |
|---|---|
| Venus: | From Thu 05:10 |
| Mars: | From Thu 04:05 |
| Jupiter: | Until Wed 21:11 |
| Saturn: | From Thu 03:36 |
| Uranus: | Until Wed 20:56 |
| Neptune: | From Thu 03:53 |
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Tonight's Sky in London, 8 May – 9 May 2024 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in London
Try before sunrise.
Mercury rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Thu, 9 May ↑04:45
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Venus rise and set in London
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.
Venus is just 7 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, 9 May ↑05:10
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Mars rise and set in London
View before sunrise.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Thu, 9 May ↑04:05
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Jupiter rise and set in London
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Jupiter is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Wed, 8 May ↓21:11
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Saturn rise and set in London
View before sunrise.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Thu, 9 May ↑03:36
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Uranus rise and set in London
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Wed, 8 May ↓20:56
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Neptune rise and set in London
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.
Thu, 9 May ↑03:53
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Planets Visible in London
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, 8 May 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 04:45 | Thu 17:54 | Thu 11:19 | Very difficult to see |
| Venus | Thu 05:10 | Thu 19:51 | Thu 12:30 | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Thu 04:05 | Thu 16:27 | Thu 10:16 | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Wed 05:45 | Wed 21:11 | Wed 13:28 | Slightly difficult to see |
| Saturn | Thu 03:36 | Thu 14:35 | Thu 09:06 | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 05:34 | Wed 20:56 | Wed 13:15 | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Thu 03:53 | Thu 15:44 | Thu 09:48 | Very difficult to see |
