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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Pacific Canyon, Arizona, USA

Moon: 99.6%
Full Moon
Night Time:12 hours, 7 minutes
Sunset:Mar 12 at 6:30 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 12 at 7:23 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 13 at 5:43 am
Sunrise:Mar 13 at 6:36 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of Pacific CanyonLocation

First Eclipse of 2025

On March 13–14 the Moon will pass through the center of Earth’s shadow in space, producing a total lunar eclipse .

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Tonight's Sky in Pacific Canyon, Mar 12 – Mar 13, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Pacific Canyon

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 17 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Mar 12 ↓7:49 pm

Mar 12, 2025
Mar 13, 2025

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Venus rise and set in Pacific Canyon

View just after sunset.

Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Wed, Mar 12 ↓7:49 pm

Mar 12, 2025
Mar 13, 2025

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Mars rise and set in Pacific Canyon

View after sunset.

Mars can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Thu, Mar 13 ↓3:37 am

Mar 12, 2025
Mar 13, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Pacific Canyon

View after sunset.

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

Thu, Mar 13 ↓12:52 am

Mar 12, 2025
Mar 13, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Pacific Canyon

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.

Wed, Mar 12 ↓11:20 pm

Mar 12, 2025
Mar 13, 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Pacific Canyon

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Neptune is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Wed, Mar 12 ↓6:59 pm

Mar 12, 2025
Mar 13, 2025

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Planets Visible in Pacific Canyon

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Mar 13, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 7:12 amWed 7:49 pmWed 1:30 pmDifficult to see
VenusWed 6:48 amWed 7:49 pmWed 1:19 pmFairly good visibility
MarsWed 1:08 pmThu 3:37 amWed 8:23 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 10:45 amThu 12:52 amWed 5:48 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 6:43 amThu 6:21 pmThu 12:32 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
UranusWed 9:34 amWed 11:20 pmWed 4:27 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 7:02 amWed 6:59 pmWed 1:01 pmExtremely difficult to see