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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Leicester, England, United Kingdom

Moon: 83.2%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:11 hours, 55 minutes
Sunset:Mar 18 at 6:14 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 18 at 7:29 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 19 at 4:54 am
Sunrise:Mar 19 at 6:09 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of LeicesterLocation

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.

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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

Mar 18, 2025
Mar 19, 2025
Meridian
12:46 pm
180°S
Set
7:23 pm
282°WNW
Rise
6:03 am
78°ENE

Mercury

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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

Mar 18, 2025
Mar 19, 2025
Meridian
7:46 pm
180°S
Set
4:20 am
315°NW
Rise
11:09 am
45°NE

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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

Mar 18, 2025
Mar 19, 2025
Meridian
5:09 pm
180°S
Set
1:22 am
309°NW
Rise
8:53 am
51°NE

Jupiter

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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

Mar 18, 2025
Mar 19, 2025
Meridian
3:46 pm
180°S
Set
11:34 pm
303°WNW
Rise
7:54 am
57°ENE

Uranus

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Planets Visible in Leicester

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 18, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:08 amTue 7:23 pmTue 12:46 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusTue 5:29 amTue 7:20 pmTue 12:25 pmNot visible
MarsTue 11:11 amWed 4:20 amTue 7:46 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 8:57 amWed 1:22 amTue 5:09 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 6:13 amWed 5:31 pmWed 11:52 amNot visible
UranusTue 7:58 amTue 11:34 pmTue 3:46 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:23 amTue 6:15 pmTue 12:19 pmVery close to Sun, not visible