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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Datong, Shanxi, China

Moon: 19.3%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:14 hours, 35 minutes
Sunset:Jan 3 at 5:13 pm
End of Twilight*:Jan 3 at 6:17 pm
Start of Twilight*:Jan 4 at 6:44 am
Sunrise:Jan 4 at 7:49 am

*Nautical twilight

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Meteors, the Moon, and the Planets

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Tonight's Sky in Datong, Jan 3 – Jan 4, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Datong

View just before sunrise.

Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Sat, Jan 4 ↑6:23 am

Jan 3, 2025
Jan 4, 2025
Set
3:45 pm
241°WSW
Rise
6:23 am
120°ESE
Meridian
11:04 am
180°S

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Datong

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, Jan 3 ↓9:05 pm

Jan 3, 2025
Jan 4, 2025
Meridian
3:44 pm
180°S
Set
9:05 pm
254°WSW
Rise
10:23 am
106°ESE

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Datong

Up most of the night.

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

Fri, Jan 3 ↑6:20 pm

Jan 3, 2025
Jan 4, 2025
Rise
6:20 pm
58°ENE
Meridian
1:49 am
180°S
Set
9:18 am
302°WNW

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Datong

After sunset and most of the night.

Jupiter is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset.

Sat, Jan 4 ↓5:39 am

Jan 3, 2025
Jan 4, 2025
Rise
2:58 pm
60°ENE
Meridian
10:19 pm
180°S
Set
5:39 am
300°WNW

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Datong

View after sunset.

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

Fri, Jan 3 ↓10:16 pm

Jan 3, 2025
Jan 4, 2025
Meridian
4:40 pm
180°S
Set
10:16 pm
260°W
Rise
11:01 am
100°E

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Datong

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 10 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.

Sat, Jan 4 ↓4:05 am

Jan 3, 2025
Jan 4, 2025
Rise
1:51 pm
65°ENE
Meridian
8:58 pm
180°S
Set
4:05 am
295°WNW

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Datong

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Very faint, use binoculars.

Fri, Jan 3 ↓11:20 pm

Jan 3, 2025
Jan 4, 2025
Meridian
5:26 pm
180°S
Set
11:20 pm
268°W
Rise
11:27 am
92°E

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Datong

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Jan 4, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 6:23 amSat 3:46 pmSat 11:04 amAverage visibility
VenusFri 10:25 amFri 9:05 pmFri 3:44 pmGreat visibility
MarsFri 6:20 pmSat 9:18 amSat 1:49 amPerfect visibility
JupiterFri 2:58 pmSat 5:39 amFri 10:19 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 11:05 amFri 10:16 pmFri 4:40 pmAverage visibility
UranusFri 1:51 pmSat 4:05 amFri 8:58 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 11:31 amFri 11:20 pmFri 5:26 pmVery difficult to see