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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Sumida, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Moon: 1.6%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:12 hours, 12 minutes
Sunset:Oct 1 at 5:24 pm
End of Twilight*:Oct 1 at 6:19 pm
Start of Twilight*:Oct 2 at 4:41 am
Sunrise:Oct 2 at 5:36 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of SumidaLocation

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS might be visible to the naked eye in the coming weeks. Show the comet on our Night Sky Map (below).

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Tonight's Sky in Sumida, Oct 1 – Oct 2, 2024

Venus rise and set in Sumida

View just after sunset.

Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Tue, Oct 1 ↓6:46 pm

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Mars rise and set in Sumida

View before sunrise.

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

Tue, Oct 1 ↑10:48 pm

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Jupiter rise and set in Sumida

View in the early morning.

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

Tue, Oct 1 ↑9:07 pm

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Saturn rise and set in Sumida

After sunset and most of the night.

Saturn is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset.

Wed, Oct 2 ↓3:41 am

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Uranus rise and set in Sumida

View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 10 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.

Tue, Oct 1 ↑7:35 pm

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Neptune rise and set in Sumida

Up most of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Wed, Oct 2 ↓4:49 am

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Planets Visible in Sumida

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 1, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:35 amTue 5:29 pmTue 11:32 amVery close to Sun, not visible
VenusTue 8:09 amTue 6:46 pmTue 1:28 pmFairly good visibility
MarsTue 10:48 pmWed 1:17 pmWed 6:03 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 9:07 pmWed 11:29 amWed 4:18 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 4:25 pmWed 3:41 amTue 10:03 pmPerfect visibility
UranusTue 7:35 pmWed 9:35 amWed 2:35 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 4:56 pmWed 4:49 amTue 10:53 pmSlightly difficult to see