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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Tokyo, Japan

Moon: 1.5%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:13 hours, 36 minutes
Sunset:30 Jan, 17:06
End of Twilight*:30 Jan, 18:03
Start of Twilight*:31 Jan, 05:44
Sunrise:31 Jan, 06:42

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Tokyo, 30 Jan – 31 Jan 2025

Mercury rise and set in Tokyo

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

Mercury is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Fri, 31 Jan ↑06:30

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Venus rise and set in Tokyo

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.

Thu, 30 Jan ↓20:47

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Mars rise and set in Tokyo

Up most of the night.

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

Fri, 31 Jan ↓05:58

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Tokyo

View after sunset.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Fri, 31 Jan ↓02:49

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Tokyo

View after sunset.

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

Thu, 30 Jan ↓20:00

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Tokyo

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.

Fri, 31 Jan ↓01:22

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Tokyo

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.

Thu, 30 Jan ↓20:52

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Planets Visible in Tokyo

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, 30 Jan 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 06:30Fri 16:30Fri 11:29Difficult to see
VenusThu 08:43Thu 20:47Thu 14:45Great visibility
MarsThu 15:10Fri 05:58Thu 22:34Perfect visibility
JupiterThu 12:32Fri 02:49Thu 19:40Perfect visibility
SaturnThu 08:36Thu 20:00Thu 14:18Average visibility
UranusThu 11:28Fri 01:22Thu 18:25Average visibility
NeptuneThu 09:00Thu 20:52Thu 14:56Very difficult to see