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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Maseru, Lesotho

Night Time

13 hours, 36 minutes

Wed, May 29 at 5:19 pm – Thu, May 30 at 6:55 am

Visible tonight, May 29 – May 30, 2024

Mercury: From Thu 5:34 am
Venus: From Thu 6:49 am
Mars: From Thu 3:17 am
Jupiter: From Thu 6:16 am
Saturn: From Thu 12:42 am
Uranus: From Thu 5:45 am
Neptune: From Thu 1:33 am
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Tonight's Sky in Maseru, May 29 – May 30, 2024 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Maseru

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

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

Thu, May 30 ↑5:34 am

May 29, 2024
May 30, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Maseru

View before sunrise.

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

Thu, May 30 ↑3:17 am

May 29, 2024
May 30, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Maseru

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

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

Thu, May 30 ↑6:16 am

May 29, 2024
May 30, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Maseru

View before sunrise.

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

Thu, May 30 ↑12:42 am

May 29, 2024
May 30, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Maseru

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Thu, May 30 ↑5:45 am

May 29, 2024
May 30, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Maseru

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

Thu, May 30 ↑1:33 am

May 29, 2024
May 30, 2024

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Planets Visible in Maseru

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 29, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:34 amThu 4:23 pmThu 10:58 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 6:49 amThu 5:13 pmThu 12:01 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsThu 3:17 amThu 2:47 pmThu 9:02 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 6:16 amThu 4:48 pmThu 11:32 amSlightly difficult to see
SaturnThu 12:42 amThu 1:14 pmThu 6:58 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 5:45 amThu 4:22 pmThu 11:03 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 1:33 amThu 1:42 pmThu 7:37 amVery difficult to see