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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China (Kashi)

Night Time

9 hours, 8 minutes

Thu, Jun 6 at 10:20 pm – Fri, Jun 7 at 7:29 am

Visible night of Jun 6 – Jun 7, 2024

Mercury: From Fri 6:57 am
Venus: Until Thu 10:21 pm
Mars: From Fri 5:04 am
Jupiter: From Fri 6:43 am
Saturn: From Fri 3:32 am
Uranus: From Fri 6:13 am
Neptune: From Fri 3:55 am
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Tonight's Sky in Kashgar, Jun 6 – Jun 7, 2024 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Kashgar

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mercury is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Fri, Jun 7 ↑6:57 am

Jun 6, 2024
Jun 7, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Kashgar

View before sunrise.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Fri, Jun 7 ↑5:04 am

Jun 6, 2024
Jun 7, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Kashgar

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Jupiter is just 13 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Fri, Jun 7 ↑6:43 am

Jun 6, 2024
Jun 7, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Kashgar

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Fri, Jun 7 ↑3:32 am

Jun 6, 2024
Jun 7, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Kashgar

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset. Bring binoculars (but don't look at the Sun!).

Uranus is just 21 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. You may need binoculars, but only use them when sun is down.

Fri, Jun 7 ↑6:13 am

Jun 6, 2024
Jun 7, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Kashgar

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

Fri, Jun 7 ↑3:55 am

Jun 6, 2024
Jun 7, 2024

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Planets Visible in Kashgar

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Jun 7, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 6:57 amFri 9:37 pmFri 2:16 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 7:32 amThu 10:21 pmThu 2:56 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsFri 5:04 amFri 6:15 pmFri 11:39 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 6:43 amFri 9:07 pmFri 1:55 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnFri 3:32 amFri 2:56 pmFri 9:14 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 6:13 amFri 8:27 pmFri 1:20 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:55 amFri 3:51 pmFri 9:53 amVery difficult to see