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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Sanibel (33957), USA

Moon: 91.2%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:11 hours, 57 minutes
Sunset:Mar 16 at 7:37 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 16 at 8:27 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 17 at 6:45 am
Sunrise:Mar 17 at 7:35 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of SanibelLocation

Rare Chance to Spot Venus as a Morning and Evening Star

Skywatchers in northern latitudes can witness the rare event of Venus being visible in both the evening and morning sky on the same night.

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Tonight's Sky in Sanibel, Mar 16 – Mar 17, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Sanibel

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

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

Sun, Mar 16 ↓8:34 pm

Mar 16, 2025
Mar 17, 2025
Meridian
2:19 pm
180°S
Set
8:34 pm
278°W
Rise
7:59 am
82°E

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Sanibel

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.

Sun, Mar 16 ↓8:21 pm
Mon, Mar 17 ↑7:32 am

Mar 16, 2025
Mar 17, 2025
Meridian
2:00 pm
180°S
Set
8:21 pm
282°WNW
Rise
7:32 am
78°ENE

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Sanibel

View after sunset.

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

Mon, Mar 17 ↓4:10 am

Mar 16, 2025
Mar 17, 2025
Rise
2:19 pm
61°ENE
Meridian
9:15 pm
180°S
Set
4:10 am
299°WNW

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Jupiter rise and set in Sanibel

View after sunset.

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

Mon, Mar 17 ↓1:28 am

Mar 16, 2025
Mar 17, 2025
Meridian
6:39 pm
180°S
Set
1:28 am
295°WNW
Rise
11:47 am
65°ENE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Sanibel

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Saturn is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Mon, Mar 17 ↑7:30 am

Mar 16, 2025
Mar 17, 2025
Meridian
1:26 pm
180°S
Set
7:18 pm
265°W
Rise
7:30 am
95°E

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Sanibel

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.

Sun, Mar 16 ↓11:56 pm

Mar 16, 2025
Mar 17, 2025
Meridian
5:16 pm
180°S
Set
11:56 pm
291°WNW
Rise
10:32 am
69°ENE

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Neptune rise and set in Sanibel

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Neptune is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sun, Mar 16 ↓7:49 pm

Mar 16, 2025
Mar 17, 2025
Meridian
1:50 pm
180°S
Set
7:49 pm
269°W
Rise
7:47 am
91°E

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Sanibel

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 17, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 8:04 amSun 8:34 pmSun 2:19 pmVery difficult to see
VenusSun 7:38 amSun 8:21 pmSun 2:00 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 2:19 pmMon 4:10 amSun 9:15 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterSun 11:51 amMon 1:28 amSun 6:39 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnMon 7:30 amMon 7:15 pmMon 1:22 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSun 10:36 amSun 11:56 pmSun 5:16 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 7:51 amSun 7:49 pmSun 1:50 pmExtremely difficult to see