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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Sanya, Hainan, China

Moon: 29.4%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:12 hours, 51 minutes
Sunset:Nov 25 at 6:03 pm
End of Twilight*:Nov 25 at 6:53 pm
Start of Twilight*:Nov 26 at 6:04 am
Sunrise:Nov 26 at 6:54 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Sanya, Nov 25 – Nov 26, 2024

Mercury rise and set in Sanya

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 19 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Mon, Nov 25 ↓7:17 pm

Nov 25, 2024
Nov 26, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Sanya

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.

Mon, Nov 25 ↓9:01 pm

Nov 25, 2024
Nov 26, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Sanya

View in the early morning.

Mars can be seen for more than 8 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Mon, Nov 25 ↑10:23 pm

Nov 25, 2024
Nov 26, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Sanya

Up most of the night.

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

Mon, Nov 25 ↑6:56 pm

Nov 25, 2024
Nov 26, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Sanya

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Tue, Nov 26 ↓1:12 am

Nov 25, 2024
Nov 26, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Sanya

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.

Tue, Nov 26 ↓6:19 am

Nov 25, 2024
Nov 26, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Sanya

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Tue, Nov 26 ↓2:12 am

Nov 25, 2024
Nov 26, 2024

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Planets Visible in Sanya

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Nov 25, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 8:24 amMon 7:17 pmMon 1:50 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 10:06 amMon 9:01 pmMon 3:33 pmGood visibility
MarsMon 10:23 pmTue 11:25 amTue 4:54 amPerfect visibility
JupiterMon 6:56 pmTue 8:01 amTue 1:28 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 1:32 pmTue 1:12 amMon 7:22 pmGreat visibility
UranusMon 5:24 pmTue 6:19 amMon 11:52 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 2:15 pmTue 2:12 amMon 8:13 pmDifficult to see