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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

Moon: 0.3%
New Moon
Night Time:11 hours, 28 minutes
Sunset:Mar 28 at 7:22 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 28 at 8:21 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 29 at 5:50 am
Sunrise:Mar 29 at 6:49 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Delaware County, Mar 28 – Mar 29, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Delaware County

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sat, Mar 29 ↑6:20 am

Mar 28, 2025
Mar 29, 2025
Meridian
12:35 pm
180°S
Set
6:45 pm
274°W
Rise
6:20 am
87°E

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Delaware County

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.

Sat, Mar 29 ↑5:50 am

Mar 28, 2025
Mar 29, 2025
Meridian
12:19 pm
180°S
Set
6:44 pm
279°W
Rise
5:50 am
81°E

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Delaware County

View after sunset.

Mars can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Sat, Mar 29 ↓3:45 am

Mar 28, 2025
Mar 29, 2025
Rise
12:43 pm
57°ENE
Meridian
8:14 pm
180°S
Set
3:45 am
303°WNW

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Jupiter rise and set in Delaware County

View after sunset.

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

Sat, Mar 29 ↓12:55 am

Mar 28, 2025
Mar 29, 2025
Meridian
5:32 pm
180°S
Set
12:55 am
300°WNW
Rise
10:06 am
60°ENE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Delaware County

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

Saturn is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sat, Mar 29 ↑6:25 am

Mar 28, 2025
Mar 29, 2025
Meridian
12:17 pm
180°S
Set
6:05 pm
265°W
Rise
6:25 am
95°E

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Delaware County

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.

Fri, Mar 28 ↓11:12 pm

Mar 28, 2025
Mar 29, 2025
Meridian
4:04 pm
180°S
Set
11:12 pm
295°WNW
Rise
8:53 am
65°ENE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Delaware County

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Neptune is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sat, Mar 29 ↑6:36 am

Mar 28, 2025
Mar 29, 2025
Meridian
12:37 pm
180°S
Set
6:36 pm
269°W
Rise
6:36 am
91°E

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Planets Visible in Delaware County

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Mar 28, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 6:20 amSat 6:36 pmSat 12:28 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusSat 5:50 amSat 6:37 pmSat 12:14 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 12:43 pmSat 3:45 amFri 8:14 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterFri 10:09 amSat 12:55 amFri 5:32 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnSat 6:25 amSat 6:02 pmSat 12:14 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusFri 8:56 amFri 11:12 pmFri 4:04 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSat 6:36 amSat 6:32 pmSat 12:34 pmExtremely difficult to see