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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in The Snap, Scotland, United Kingdom

Moon: 9.0%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:10 hours, 41 minutes
Sunset:Mar 31 at 7:45 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 31 at 9:24 pm
Start of Twilight*:Apr 1 at 4:48 am
Sunrise:Apr 1 at 6:27 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of The SnapLocation

The Crescent Moon Meets the Pleiades

At the moment, the Moon passes close to the Pleiades in the sky every month. For some parts of Europe on April 1, the Moon will occult the star cluster.

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Tonight's Sky in The Snap, Mar 31 – Apr 1, 2025

Mercury rise and set in The Snap

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Tue, Apr 1 ↑6:05 am

Mar 31, 2025
Apr 1, 2025
Meridian
12:19 pm
180°S
Set
6:30 pm
273°W
Rise
6:05 am
87°E

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in The Snap

View just before sunrise.

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

Tue, Apr 1 ↑5:19 am

Mar 31, 2025
Apr 1, 2025
Meridian
12:06 pm
180°S
Set
6:51 pm
283°WNW
Rise
5:19 am
78°ENE

Venus

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Mars rise and set in The Snap

View after sunset.

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

Tue, Apr 1 ↓5:44 am

Mar 31, 2025
Apr 1, 2025
Meridian
8:09 pm
180°S
Set
5:44 am
328°NNW
Rise
10:31 am
32°NNE

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in The Snap

View after sunset.

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

Tue, Apr 1 ↓2:38 am

Mar 31, 2025
Apr 1, 2025
Meridian
5:25 pm
180°S
Set
2:38 am
322°NW
Rise
8:07 am
38°NE

Jupiter

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Uranus rise and set in The Snap

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.

Tue, Apr 1 ↓12:28 am

Mar 31, 2025
Apr 1, 2025
Meridian
3:56 pm
180°S
Set
12:28 am
312°NW
Rise
7:19 am
48°NE

Uranus

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Planets Visible in The Snap

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 31, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:05 amTue 6:22 pmTue 12:14 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusTue 5:19 amTue 6:43 pmTue 12:02 pmFairly good visibility
MarsMon 10:32 amTue 5:44 amMon 8:09 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterMon 8:11 amTue 2:38 amMon 5:25 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:30 amTue 5:41 pmTue 12:05 pmNot visible
UranusMon 7:23 amTue 12:28 amMon 3:56 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:29 amTue 6:20 pmTue 12:25 pmNot visible