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Night Sky Tonight in The Snap, Scotland, United Kingdom

Moon: 21.0%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:6 hours, 6 minutes
Sunset:May 22 at 9:56 pm
End of Twilight*:None
Start of Twilight*:None
Sunrise:May 23 at 4:02 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of The SnapLocation

May 23: Three Solar System Bodies in Alignment

Venus, the Moon, and Saturn will line up in the sky before sunrise.

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Tonight's Sky in The Snap, May 22 – May 23, 2025

Mercury rise and set in The Snap

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

Mercury is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Fri, May 23 ↑3:58 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Meridian
12:22 pm
180°S
Set
8:49 pm
310°NW
Rise
3:58 am
50°NE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in The Snap

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.

Fri, May 23 ↑3:22 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Set
4:45 pm
281°WNW
Rise
3:22 am
78°ENE
Meridian
10:03 am
180°S

Venus

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Mars rise and set in The Snap

View after sunset.

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

Fri, May 23 ↓2:38 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Meridian
6:17 pm
180°S
Set
2:38 am
309°NW
Rise
9:55 am
51°NE

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in The Snap

View just after sunset.

Jupiter is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Fri, May 23 ↓12:07 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Meridian
2:43 pm
180°S
Set
12:07 am
325°NW
Rise
5:16 am
35°NE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in The Snap

Try before sunrise.

Saturn rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Fri, May 23 ↑3:11 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Set
2:54 pm
267°W
Rise
3:11 am
93°E
Meridian
9:01 am
180°S

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in The Snap

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Fri, May 23 ↑3:59 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Meridian
12:43 pm
180°S
Set
9:22 pm
314°NW
Rise
3:59 am
46°NE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in The Snap

Try before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Very faint, use binoculars.

Fri, May 23 ↑3:06 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Set
3:10 pm
270°W
Rise
3:06 am
90°E
Meridian
9:06 am
180°S

Neptune

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Planets Visible in The Snap

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 23, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 3:58 amFri 9:00 pmFri 12:26 pmDifficult to see
VenusFri 3:22 amFri 4:44 pmFri 10:03 amAverage visibility
MarsThu 9:55 amFri 2:38 amThu 6:17 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 5:19 amFri 12:07 amThu 2:43 pmAverage visibility
SaturnFri 3:11 amFri 2:51 pmFri 9:01 amVery difficult to see
UranusFri 3:59 amFri 9:19 pmFri 12:39 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:06 amFri 3:06 pmFri 9:06 amExtremely difficult to see