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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Moon: 76.2%
Waxing Gibbous
Night Time:7 hours, 59 minutes
Sunset:May 6 at 9:13 pm
End of Twilight*:May 6 at 11:18 pm
Start of Twilight*:May 7 at 3:07 am
Sunrise:May 7 at 5:12 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Inverness, May 6 – May 7, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Inverness

Try before sunrise.

Mercury rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Wed, May 7 ↑5:01 am

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Set
6:36 pm
283°WNW
Rise
5:01 am
76°ENE
Meridian
11:50 am
180°S

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Inverness

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.

Wed, May 7 ↑4:15 am

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Set
4:47 pm
274°W
Rise
4:15 am
86°E
Meridian
10:29 am
180°S

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Inverness

View after sunset.

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

Wed, May 7 ↓3:26 am

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Meridian
7:02 pm
180°S
Set
3:26 am
311°NW
Rise
10:37 am
50°NE

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Inverness

View after sunset.

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

Wed, May 7 ↓12:37 am

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Meridian
3:45 pm
180°S
Set
12:37 am
318°NW
Rise
6:50 am
42°NE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Inverness

Try before sunrise.

Saturn rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Wed, May 7 ↑4:24 am

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Set
4:03 pm
266°W
Rise
4:24 am
94°E
Meridian
10:12 am
180°S

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Inverness

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Tue, May 6 ↓10:12 pm

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Meridian
1:55 pm
180°S
Set
10:12 pm
309°NW
Rise
5:35 am
51°NE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Inverness

Try before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Very faint, use binoculars.

Wed, May 7 ↑4:22 am

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Set
4:24 pm
270°W
Rise
4:22 am
90°E
Meridian
10:21 am
180°S

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Inverness

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 7, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:01 amWed 6:41 pmWed 11:50 amDifficult to see
VenusWed 4:15 amWed 4:44 pmWed 10:29 amAverage visibility
MarsTue 10:37 amWed 3:26 amTue 7:02 pmAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:53 amWed 12:37 amTue 3:45 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 4:24 amWed 4:00 pmWed 10:12 amVery difficult to see
UranusTue 5:39 amTue 10:12 pmTue 1:55 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 4:22 amWed 4:20 pmWed 10:21 amExtremely difficult to see