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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico, USA

Moon: 51.5%
Third Quarter
Night Time:13 hours, 56 minutes
Sunset:Nov 22 at 4:54 pm
End of Twilight*:Nov 22 at 5:53 pm
Start of Twilight*:Nov 23 at 5:51 am
Sunrise:Nov 23 at 6:50 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Valles Caldera National Preserve, Nov 22 – Nov 23, 2024

Mercury rise and set in Valles Caldera National Preserve

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.

Fri, Nov 22 ↓6:03 pm

Nov 22, 2024
Nov 23, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Valles Caldera National 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, Nov 22 ↓7:39 pm

Nov 22, 2024
Nov 23, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Valles Caldera National Preserve

View in the early morning.

Mars can be seen for more than 9 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Fri, Nov 22 ↑9:18 pm

Nov 22, 2024
Nov 23, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Valles Caldera National Preserve

Up most of the night.

Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.

Fri, Nov 22 ↑5:53 pm

Nov 22, 2024
Nov 23, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Valles Caldera National Preserve

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Sat, Nov 23 ↓12:31 am

Nov 22, 2024
Nov 23, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Valles Caldera National Preserve

Up most of the night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. You may need binoculars.

Sat, Nov 23 ↓6:24 am

Nov 22, 2024
Nov 23, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Valles Caldera National Preserve

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Sat, Nov 23 ↓1:42 am

Nov 22, 2024
Nov 23, 2024

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Planets Visible in Valles Caldera National Preserve

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Nov 22, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 8:38 amFri 6:03 pmFri 1:20 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 10:11 amFri 7:39 pmFri 2:55 pmGood visibility
MarsFri 9:18 pmSat 11:33 amSat 4:26 amPerfect visibility
JupiterFri 5:53 pmSat 8:14 amSat 1:03 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 1:18 pmSat 12:31 amFri 6:55 pmGreat visibility
UranusFri 4:27 pmSat 6:24 amFri 11:25 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 1:52 pmSat 1:42 amFri 7:47 pmDifficult to see