| Night Time: | 16 hours, 3 minutes |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | Dec 3 at 4:09 pm |
| End of Twilight*: | Dec 3 at 5:32 pm |
| Start of Twilight*: | Dec 4 at 6:48 am |
| Sunrise: | Dec 4 at 8:12 am |
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Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Lehrte. 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 Lehrte, Dec 3 – Dec 4, 2024
Mercury rise and set in Lehrte
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 ↓4:31 pm
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Venus rise and set in Lehrte
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 ↓7:10 pm
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Mars rise and set in Lehrte
View in the early morning.
Mars can be seen for more than 12 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Tue, Dec 3 ↑7:58 pm
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Jupiter rise and set in Lehrte
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 ↑4:19 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Lehrte
View after sunset.
Saturn can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Tue, Dec 3 ↓11:46 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Lehrte
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 ↓6:43 am
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Neptune rise and set in Lehrte
View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Wed, Dec 4 ↓1:10 am
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Planets Visible in Lehrte
| Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Dec 3, 2024 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 8:43 am | Tue 4:31 pm | Tue 12:36 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Tue 11:33 am | Tue 7:10 pm | Tue 3:21 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Tue 7:58 pm | Wed 12:08 pm | Wed 4:03 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Tue 4:19 pm | Wed 8:40 am | Wed 12:29 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Tue 1:10 pm | Tue 11:46 pm | Tue 6:28 pm | Great visibility |
| Uranus | Tue 3:09 pm | Wed 6:43 am | Tue 10:56 pm | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Tue 1:28 pm | Wed 1:10 am | Tue 7:19 pm | Difficult to see |
