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

Moon: 85.8%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:11 hours, 59 minutes
Sunset:Mar 17 at 6:12 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 17 at 7:27 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 18 at 4:57 am
Sunrise:Mar 18 at 6:11 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 17 – Mar 18, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Leicester

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mercury is just 13 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Mon, Mar 17 ↓7:29 pm
Tue, Mar 18 ↑6:08 am

Mar 17, 2025
Mar 18, 2025
Meridian
12:51 pm
180°S
Set
7:29 pm
282°WNW
Rise
6:08 am
78°ENE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Leicester

View just after sunset.

Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Mon, Mar 17 ↓7:28 pm
Tue, Mar 18 ↑5:29 am

Mar 17, 2025
Mar 18, 2025
Meridian
12:31 pm
180°S
Set
7:28 pm
288°WNW
Rise
5:29 am
72°ENE

Venus

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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.

Tue, Mar 18 ↓4:23 am

Mar 17, 2025
Mar 18, 2025
Meridian
7:48 pm
180°S
Set
4:23 am
315°NW
Rise
11:11 am
45°NE

Mars

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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.

Tue, Mar 18 ↓1:25 am

Mar 17, 2025
Mar 18, 2025
Meridian
5:13 pm
180°S
Set
1:25 am
309°NW
Rise
8:57 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.

Mon, Mar 17 ↓11:37 pm

Mar 17, 2025
Mar 18, 2025
Meridian
3:50 pm
180°S
Set
11:37 pm
303°WNW
Rise
7:58 am
57°ENE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Leicester

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Neptune is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Mon, Mar 17 ↓6:19 pm

Mar 17, 2025
Mar 18, 2025
Meridian
12:23 pm
180°S
Set
6:19 pm
269°W
Rise
6:23 am
91°E

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Leicester

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 18, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 6:13 amMon 7:29 pmMon 12:51 pmVery difficult to see
VenusMon 5:34 amMon 7:28 pmMon 12:31 pmFairly good visibility
MarsMon 11:13 amTue 4:23 amMon 7:48 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterMon 9:00 amTue 1:25 amMon 5:13 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:17 amTue 5:34 pmTue 11:56 amNot visible
UranusMon 8:02 amMon 11:37 pmMon 3:50 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneMon 6:27 amMon 6:19 pmMon 12:23 pmExtremely difficult to see