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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Moon: 61.4%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:14 hours, 2 minutes
Sunset:Nov 21 at 5:02 pm
End of Twilight*:Nov 21 at 6:02 pm
Start of Twilight*:Nov 22 at 6:03 am
Sunrise:Nov 22 at 7:03 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Lynchburg, Nov 21 – Nov 22, 2024

Mercury rise and set in Lynchburg

View just after sunset.

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

Thu, Nov 21 ↓6:10 pm

Nov 21, 2024
Nov 22, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Lynchburg

View after sunset.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Thu, Nov 21 ↓7:43 pm

Nov 21, 2024
Nov 22, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Lynchburg

View in the early morning.

Mars can be seen for more than 9 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Thu, Nov 21 ↑9:28 pm

Nov 21, 2024
Nov 22, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Lynchburg

Up most of the night.

Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.

Thu, Nov 21 ↑6:04 pm

Nov 21, 2024
Nov 22, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Lynchburg

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Fri, Nov 22 ↓12:45 am

Nov 21, 2024
Nov 22, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Lynchburg

Up almost all night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun in the sky, and is, therefore, visible most of the night. This is the best time of the year to view the planet. You may need binoculars.

Fri, Nov 22 ↓6:43 am

Nov 21, 2024
Nov 22, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Lynchburg

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Fri, Nov 22 ↓1:57 am

Nov 21, 2024
Nov 22, 2024

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Planets Visible in Lynchburg

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Nov 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 8:55 amThu 6:10 pmThu 1:33 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 10:25 amThu 7:43 pmThu 3:04 pmGood visibility
MarsThu 9:28 pmFri 11:51 amFri 4:40 amPerfect visibility
JupiterThu 6:04 pmFri 8:33 amFri 1:19 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 1:35 pmFri 12:45 amThu 7:10 pmGreat visibility
UranusThu 4:38 pmFri 6:43 amThu 11:40 pmFairly good visibility
NeptuneThu 2:07 pmFri 1:57 amThu 8:02 pmDifficult to see