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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve, Iowa, USA

Moon: 5.3%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:15 hours, 1 minute
Sunset:Dec 27 at 4:38 pm
End of Twilight*:Dec 27 at 5:47 pm
Start of Twilight*:Dec 28 at 6:31 am
Sunrise:Dec 28 at 7:39 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of Bluffton Fir Stand State PreserveLocation

2024 Ends with a Black Moon

In most time zones, the final New Moon of the year will be the second New Moon in December—making it a Black Moon.

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Tonight's Sky in Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve, Dec 27 – Dec 28, 2024

Mercury rise and set in Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve

View just before sunrise.

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

Sat, Dec 28 ↑5:57 am

Dec 27, 2024
Dec 28, 2024
Set
3:14 pm
241°WSW
Rise
5:57 am
119°ESE
Meridian
10:36 am
180°S

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Venus rise and set in Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve

View after sunset.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Fri, Dec 27 ↓8:28 pm

Dec 27, 2024
Dec 28, 2024
Meridian
3:24 pm
180°S
Set
8:28 pm
249°WSW
Rise
10:20 am
110°ESE

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve

Most of the night until sunrise.

Mars is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise.

Fri, Dec 27 ↑6:26 pm

Dec 27, 2024
Dec 28, 2024
Rise
6:26 pm
57°ENE
Meridian
2:03 am
180°S
Set
9:41 am
303°WNW

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Jupiter rise and set in Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve

After sunset and most of the night.

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

Sat, Dec 28 ↓5:59 am

Dec 27, 2024
Dec 28, 2024
Rise
2:57 pm
59°ENE
Meridian
10:28 pm
180°S
Set
5:59 am
301°WNW

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve

View after sunset.

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

Fri, Dec 27 ↓10:16 pm

Dec 27, 2024
Dec 28, 2024
Meridian
4:45 pm
180°S
Set
10:16 pm
259°W
Rise
11:09 am
101°E

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 11 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.

Sat, Dec 28 ↓4:20 am

Dec 27, 2024
Dec 28, 2024
Rise
1:49 pm
64°ENE
Meridian
9:04 pm
180°S
Set
4:20 am
296°WNW

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Very faint, use binoculars.

Fri, Dec 27 ↓11:25 pm

Dec 27, 2024
Dec 28, 2024
Meridian
5:31 pm
180°S
Set
11:25 pm
267°W
Rise
11:34 am
93°E

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Planets Visible in Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 28, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:57 amSat 3:13 pmSat 10:36 amAverage visibility
VenusFri 10:22 amFri 8:28 pmFri 3:24 pmGreat visibility
MarsFri 6:26 pmSat 9:41 amSat 2:03 amPerfect visibility
JupiterFri 2:57 pmSat 5:59 amFri 10:28 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 11:13 amFri 10:16 pmFri 4:45 pmAverage visibility
UranusFri 1:49 pmSat 4:20 amFri 9:04 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 11:38 amFri 11:25 pmFri 5:31 pmVery difficult to see