| Night Time: | 7 hours, 29 minutes |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | May 5 at 9:14 pm |
| End of Twilight*: | May 6 at 12:01 am |
| Start of Twilight*: | May 6 at 1:57 am |
| Sunrise: | May 6 at 4:43 am |
A Good Chance to See Shooting Stars
The Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower peaks around the nights of May 5–6 and 6–7.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above The Snap. The Moon and planets have been enlarged slightly for clarity. On mobile devices, tap to steer the map by pointing your device at the sky. Need some help?
Tonight's Sky in The Snap, May 5 – May 6, 2025
Mercury rise and set in The Snap
Try at night.
Can only be seen shortly, if at all, it is very close to the horizon.
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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.
Tue, May 6 ↑4:02 am
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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.
Tue, May 6 ↓3:38 am
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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, May 6 ↓12:56 am
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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.
Tue, May 6 ↑4:16 am
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Uranus rise and set in The Snap
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Mon, May 5 ↓10:23 pm
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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.
Tue, May 6 ↑4:13 am
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Planets Visible in The Snap
| Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 5, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 4:44 am | Tue 6:28 pm | Tue 11:35 am | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Tue 4:02 am | Tue 4:35 pm | Tue 10:18 am | Average visibility |
| Mars | Mon 10:02 am | Tue 3:38 am | Mon 6:50 pm | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Mon 6:13 am | Tue 12:56 am | Mon 3:34 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Tue 4:16 am | Tue 3:48 pm | Tue 10:02 am | Very difficult to see |
| Uranus | Mon 5:08 am | Mon 10:23 pm | Mon 1:45 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Tue 4:13 am | Tue 4:10 pm | Tue 10:11 am | Extremely difficult to see |
