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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Lima, Lima, Peru

Moon: 0.3%
New Moon
Night Time:11 hours, 27 minutes
Sunset:Oct 31 at 6:07 pm
End of Twilight*:Oct 31 at 6:55 pm
Start of Twilight*:Nov 1 at 4:47 am
Sunrise:Nov 1 at 5:35 am

*Nautical twilight

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Moon–Saturn Close Approach

The Moon will be close to Saturn in the evening sky around November 10–11. Show Saturn on our Night Sky Map (below).

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Tonight's Sky in Lima, Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2024

Mercury rise and set in Lima

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Thu, Oct 31 ↓7:25 pm

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Venus rise and set in Lima

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, Oct 31 ↓8:53 pm

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Mars rise and set in Lima

View in the early morning.

Mars can be seen for more than 5 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Thu, Oct 31 ↑11:46 pm

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Jupiter rise and set in Lima

View in the early morning.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 8 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Thu, Oct 31 ↑9:01 pm

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Saturn rise and set in Lima

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Fri, Nov 1 ↓2:33 am

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Uranus rise and set in Lima

Up most of the night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. You may need binoculars.

Thu, Oct 31 ↑7:13 pm

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Neptune rise and set in Lima

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Fri, Nov 1 ↓3:20 am

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Planets Visible in Lima

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Oct 31, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 6:41 amThu 7:25 pmThu 1:03 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 8:02 amThu 8:53 pmThu 2:28 pmGood visibility
MarsThu 11:46 pmFri 11:11 amFri 5:29 amPerfect visibility
JupiterThu 9:01 pmFri 8:23 amFri 2:42 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 2:16 pmFri 2:33 amThu 8:24 pmPerfect visibility
UranusThu 7:13 pmFri 6:43 amFri 12:58 amAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 3:14 pmFri 3:20 amThu 9:17 pmDifficult to see