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Night Sky Tonight in West Hills, California, USA

Moon: 2.6%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:9 hours, 35 minutes
Sunset:Jun 26 at 8:10 pm
End of Twilight*:Jun 26 at 9:15 pm
Start of Twilight*:Jun 27 at 4:39 am
Sunrise:Jun 27 at 5:45 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in West Hills, Jun 26 – Jun 27, 2025

Mercury rise and set in West Hills

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.

Thu, Jun 26 ↓9:49 pm

Jun 26, 2025
Jun 27, 2025
Meridian
2:45 pm
180°S
Set
9:49 pm
296°WNW
Rise
7:42 am
64°ENE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in West Hills

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.

Fri, Jun 27 ↑3:04 am

Jun 26, 2025
Jun 27, 2025
Set
4:37 pm
289°WNW
Rise
3:04 am
71°ENE
Meridian
9:51 am
180°S

Venus

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Mars rise and set in West Hills

View after sunset.

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

Thu, Jun 26 ↓11:34 pm

Jun 26, 2025
Jun 27, 2025
Meridian
5:03 pm
180°S
Set
11:34 pm
283°WNW
Rise
10:31 am
77°ENE

Mars

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Saturn rise and set in West Hills

View in the early morning.

Saturn can be seen for more than 5 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Fri, Jun 27 ↑12:42 am

Jun 26, 2025
Jun 27, 2025
Set
12:42 pm
269°W
Rise
12:42 am
91°E
Meridian
6:40 am
180°S

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in West Hills

View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.

Fri, Jun 27 ↑3:21 am

Jun 26, 2025
Jun 27, 2025
Set
5:22 pm
295°WNW
Rise
3:21 am
65°ENE
Meridian
10:19 am
180°S

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in West Hills

View in the early morning. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 5 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.

Fri, Jun 27 ↑12:40 am

Jun 26, 2025
Jun 27, 2025
Set
12:45 pm
270°W
Rise
12:40 am
90°E
Meridian
6:40 am
180°S

Neptune

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Planets Visible in West Hills

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Jun 26, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:40 amThu 9:49 pmThu 2:45 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 3:04 amFri 4:38 pmFri 9:51 amGood visibility
MarsThu 10:32 amThu 11:34 pmThu 5:03 pmAverage visibility
JupiterFri 5:37 amFri 7:57 pmFri 12:47 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnFri 12:42 amFri 12:38 pmFri 6:40 amGreat visibility
UranusFri 3:21 amFri 5:18 pmFri 10:19 amDifficult to see
NeptuneFri 12:40 amFri 12:41 pmFri 6:40 amDifficult to see