| Night Time: | 9 hours, 59 minutes |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | Dec 3 at 6:56 pm |
| End of Twilight*: | Dec 3 at 7:57 pm |
| Start of Twilight*: | Dec 4 at 3:54 am |
| Sunrise: | Dec 4 at 4:54 am |
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Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Pretoria. The Moon and planets have been enlarged slightly for clarity. On mobile devices, tap to steer the map by pointing your device at the sky. Need some help?
Tonight's Sky in Pretoria, Dec 3 – Dec 4, 2024
Mercury rise and set in Pretoria
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Tue, Dec 3 ↓7:19 pm
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Venus rise and set in Pretoria
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.
Tue, Dec 3 ↓10:09 pm
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Mars rise and set in Pretoria
View in the early morning.
Mars can be seen for more than 6 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Tue, Dec 3 ↑10:40 pm
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Jupiter rise and set in Pretoria
Up most of the night.
Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Tue, Dec 3 ↑7:09 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Pretoria
View after sunset.
Saturn can be seen for more than 5 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Wed, Dec 4 ↓12:36 am
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Uranus rise and set in Pretoria
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.
Wed, Dec 4 ↓3:57 am
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Neptune rise and set in Pretoria
View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 6 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Wed, Dec 4 ↓1:12 am
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Planets Visible in Pretoria
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 4, 2024 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 5:25 am | Tue 7:19 pm | Tue 12:22 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Tue 8:03 am | Tue 10:09 pm | Tue 3:06 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Tue 10:40 pm | Wed 8:57 am | Wed 3:48 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Tue 7:09 pm | Wed 5:21 am | Wed 12:15 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Tue 11:51 am | Wed 12:36 am | Tue 6:14 pm | Great visibility |
| Uranus | Tue 5:26 pm | Wed 3:57 am | Tue 10:42 pm | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Tue 12:57 pm | Wed 1:12 am | Tue 7:05 pm | Difficult to see |
