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Tonight's Sky in London, 7 Jul – 8 Jul 2020 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in London
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Wed, 8 Jul ↑04:36
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Venus rise and set in London
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.
Wed, 8 Jul ↑02:47
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Mars rise and set in London
View in the early morning.
Mars can be seen for more than 4 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Wed, 8 Jul ↑00:21
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Jupiter rise and set in London
Up most of the night.
Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Tue, 7 Jul ↑21:31
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Saturn rise and set in London
Up most of the night.
Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Tue, 7 Jul ↑21:50
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Uranus rise and set in London
View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.
Wed, 8 Jul ↑01:06
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Neptune rise and set in London
View in the early morning. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 5 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.
Tue, 7 Jul ↑23:42
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Planets Visible in London
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, 8 Jul 2020 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 04:36 | Wed 20:01 | Wed 12:18 | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 02:47 | Wed 17:58 | Wed 10:22 | Great visibility |
Mars | Wed 00:21 | Wed 12:21 | Wed 06:21 | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Tue 21:31 | Wed 05:38 | Wed 01:34 | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Tue 21:50 | Wed 06:13 | Wed 02:01 | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Wed 01:06 | Wed 15:43 | Wed 08:25 | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Tue 23:42 | Wed 11:01 | Wed 05:22 | Difficult to see |