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Night Sky Tonight in Joshua Tree, California, USA

Moon: 45.9%
First Quarter
Night Time:9 hours, 42 minutes
Sunset:Jun 1 at 7:52 pm
End of Twilight*:Jun 1 at 8:56 pm
Start of Twilight*:Jun 2 at 4:30 am
Sunrise:Jun 2 at 5:34 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Joshua Tree, Jun 1 – Jun 2, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Joshua Tree

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Sun, Jun 1 ↓8:11 pm

Jun 1, 2025
Jun 2, 2025
Meridian
12:57 pm
180°S
Set
8:11 pm
300°WNW
Rise
5:48 am
60°ENE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Joshua Tree

View before sunrise.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Mon, Jun 2 ↑3:15 am

Jun 1, 2025
Jun 2, 2025
Set
4:04 pm
280°W
Rise
3:15 am
80°E
Meridian
9:40 am
180°S

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Joshua Tree

View after sunset.

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

Mon, Jun 2 ↓12:26 am

Jun 1, 2025
Jun 2, 2025
Meridian
5:40 pm
180°S
Set
12:26 am
289°WNW
Rise
10:52 am
71°ENE

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Joshua Tree

View just after sunset.

Jupiter is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Sun, Jun 1 ↓9:05 pm

Jun 1, 2025
Jun 2, 2025
Meridian
1:55 pm
180°S
Set
9:05 pm
299°WNW
Rise
6:42 am
61°ENE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Joshua Tree

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Mon, Jun 2 ↑2:08 am

Jun 1, 2025
Jun 2, 2025
Set
2:06 pm
268°W
Rise
2:08 am
92°E
Meridian
8:05 am
180°S

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Joshua Tree

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Mon, Jun 2 ↑4:45 am

Jun 1, 2025
Jun 2, 2025
Set
6:44 pm
294°WNW
Rise
4:45 am
66°ENE
Meridian
11:43 am
180°S

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Joshua Tree

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

Mon, Jun 2 ↑2:08 am

Jun 1, 2025
Jun 2, 2025
Set
2:13 pm
270°W
Rise
2:08 am
90°E
Meridian
8:08 am
180°S

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Joshua Tree

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jun 2, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:43 amSun 8:11 pmSun 12:57 pmVery difficult to see
VenusMon 3:15 amMon 4:05 pmMon 9:40 amGreat visibility
MarsSun 10:53 amMon 12:26 amSun 5:40 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSun 6:45 amSun 9:05 pmSun 1:55 pmAverage visibility
SaturnMon 2:08 amMon 2:02 pmMon 8:05 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 4:45 amMon 6:41 pmMon 11:43 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 2:08 amMon 2:09 pmMon 8:08 amVery difficult to see