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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in New York, New York, USA

Moon: 1.4%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:13 hours, 57 minutes
Sunset:29 Jan, 17:10
End of Twilight*:29 Jan, 18:12
Start of Twilight*:30 Jan, 06:05
Sunrise:30 Jan, 07:07

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in New York, 29 Jan – 30 Jan 2025

Mercury rise and set in New York

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mercury is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Thu, 30 Jan ↑06:57

29 Jan 2025
30 Jan 2025

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Venus rise and set in New York

View after sunset.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Wed, 29 Jan ↓21:02

29 Jan 2025
30 Jan 2025

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Mars rise and set in New York

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, 30 Jan ↓06:32

29 Jan 2025
30 Jan 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in New York

View after sunset.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 10 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Thu, 30 Jan ↓03:19

29 Jan 2025
30 Jan 2025

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Saturn rise and set in New York

View after sunset.

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

Wed, 29 Jan ↓20:13

29 Jan 2025
30 Jan 2025

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Uranus rise and set in New York

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.

Thu, 30 Jan ↓01:50

29 Jan 2025
30 Jan 2025

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Neptune rise and set in New York

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Very faint, use binoculars.

Wed, 29 Jan ↓21:08

29 Jan 2025
30 Jan 2025

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Planets Visible in New York

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, 30 Jan 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 06:57Thu 16:30Thu 11:43Difficult to see
VenusWed 08:58Wed 21:02Wed 15:00Great visibility
MarsWed 15:10Thu 06:32Wed 22:51Perfect visibility
JupiterWed 12:35Thu 03:19Wed 19:57Perfect visibility
SaturnWed 08:56Wed 20:13Wed 14:34Average visibility
UranusWed 11:33Thu 01:50Wed 18:41Average visibility
NeptuneWed 09:17Wed 21:08Wed 15:13Very difficult to see