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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Austin, Texas, USA

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11 hours, 24 minutes

Wed, 3 Apr, 19:51 – Thu, 4 Apr, 07:15

Visible tonight, 3 Apr – 4 Apr 2024

Mercury: Until Wed 20:49
Venus: From Thu 06:38
Mars: From Thu 05:43
Jupiter: Until Wed 22:24
Saturn: From Thu 05:57
Uranus: Until Wed 22:39
Neptune: From Thu 06:34
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Tonight's Sky in Austin, 3 Apr – 4 Apr 2024 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Austin

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 13 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, 3 Apr ↓20:49

3 Apr 2024
4 Apr 2024

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Venus rise and set in Austin

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.

Thu, 4 Apr ↑06:38

3 Apr 2024
4 Apr 2024

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Mars rise and set in Austin

View before sunrise.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Thu, 4 Apr ↑05:43

3 Apr 2024
4 Apr 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Austin

View after sunset.

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

Wed, 3 Apr ↓22:24

3 Apr 2024
4 Apr 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Austin

View just before sunrise.

Saturn is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Thu, 4 Apr ↑05:57

3 Apr 2024
4 Apr 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Austin

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.

Wed, 3 Apr ↓22:39

3 Apr 2024
4 Apr 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Austin

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Neptune is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Thu, 4 Apr ↑06:34

3 Apr 2024
4 Apr 2024

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Planets Visible in Austin

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, 3 Apr 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 07:42Wed 20:49Wed 14:15Very difficult to see
VenusThu 06:38Thu 18:36Thu 12:37Slightly difficult to see
MarsThu 05:43Thu 17:05Thu 11:24Average visibility
JupiterWed 09:01Wed 22:24Wed 15:43Fairly good visibility
SaturnThu 05:57Thu 17:24Thu 11:40Slightly difficult to see
UranusWed 09:09Wed 22:39Wed 15:54Difficult to see
NeptuneThu 06:34Thu 18:28Thu 12:31Extremely difficult to see