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Night Sky Tonight in Leonard, Texas, USA

Moon: 0.7%
New Moon
Night Time:9 hours, 39 minutes
Sunset:Jun 24 at 8:38 pm
End of Twilight*:Jun 24 at 9:42 pm
Start of Twilight*:Jun 25 at 5:12 am
Sunrise:Jun 25 at 6:17 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Leonard, Jun 24 – Jun 25, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Leonard

View just after sunset.

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

Tue, Jun 24 ↓10:17 pm

Jun 24, 2025
Jun 25, 2025
Meridian
3:12 pm
180°S
Set
10:17 pm
297°WNW
Rise
8:09 am
63°ENE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Leonard

View before sunrise.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Wed, Jun 25 ↑3:38 am

Jun 24, 2025
Jun 25, 2025
Set
5:05 pm
288°WNW
Rise
3:38 am
71°ENE
Meridian
10:21 am
180°S

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Leonard

View after sunset.

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

Wed, Jun 25 ↓12:09 am

Jun 24, 2025
Jun 25, 2025
Meridian
5:37 pm
180°S
Set
12:09 am
283°WNW
Rise
11:04 am
77°ENE

Mars

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Saturn rise and set in Leonard

View in the early morning.

Saturn can be seen for more than 4 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Wed, Jun 25 ↑1:20 am

Jun 24, 2025
Jun 25, 2025
Set
1:21 pm
269°W
Rise
1:20 am
91°E
Meridian
7:19 am
180°S

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Leonard

View before sunrise. Bring binoculars (but don't look at the Sun!).

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars, but only use them when sun is down.

Wed, Jun 25 ↑4:01 am

Jun 24, 2025
Jun 25, 2025
Set
5:58 pm
294°WNW
Rise
4:01 am
66°ENE
Meridian
10:57 am
180°S

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Leonard

View in the early morning. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 4 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.

Wed, Jun 25 ↑1:18 am

Jun 24, 2025
Jun 25, 2025
Set
1:24 pm
270°W
Rise
1:18 am
90°E
Meridian
7:19 am
180°S

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Leonard

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Jun 24, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 8:06 amTue 10:17 pmTue 3:12 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 3:38 amWed 5:06 pmWed 10:21 amGood visibility
MarsTue 11:06 amWed 12:09 amTue 5:37 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:16 amWed 8:32 pmWed 1:24 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnWed 1:20 amWed 1:17 pmWed 7:19 amGreat visibility
UranusWed 4:01 amWed 5:54 pmWed 10:57 amDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 1:18 amWed 1:20 pmWed 7:19 amDifficult to see