Rare Chance to Spot Venus as a Morning and Evening Star
Skywatchers in northern latitudes can witness the rare event of Venus being visible in both the evening and morning sky on the same night.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Leicester. 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 Leicester, Mar 18 – Mar 19, 2025
Mercury rise and set in Leicester
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Tue, Mar 18 ↓7:23 pm
Wed, Mar 19 ↑6:03 am
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Mars rise and set in Leicester
View after sunset.
Mars can be seen for more than 10 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Wed, Mar 19 ↓4:20 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Leicester
View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Wed, Mar 19 ↓1:22 am
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Uranus rise and set in Leicester
View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. You may need binoculars.
Tue, Mar 18 ↓11:34 pm
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Planets Visible in Leicester
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 18, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 6:08 am | Tue 7:23 pm | Tue 12:46 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 5:29 am | Tue 7:20 pm | Tue 12:25 pm | Not visible |
Mars | Tue 11:11 am | Wed 4:20 am | Tue 7:46 pm | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Tue 8:57 am | Wed 1:22 am | Tue 5:09 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Wed 6:13 am | Wed 5:31 pm | Wed 11:52 am | Not visible |
Uranus | Tue 7:58 am | Tue 11:34 pm | Tue 3:46 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Tue 6:23 am | Tue 6:15 pm | Tue 12:19 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |