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Night Sky Tonight in San Francisco, California, USA

Moon: 37.2%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:13 hours, 48 minutes
Sunset:Nov 12 at 5:00 pm
End of Twilight*:Nov 12 at 5:59 pm
Start of Twilight*:Nov 13 at 5:48 am
Sunrise:Nov 13 at 6:48 am

*Nautical twilight

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Most Remote Moon Until 2043

The most extreme Earth-Moon distances occur around New Moon or Full Moon. On November 20, 2025, the Moon will be at its farthest distance for the next 18 years.

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Tonight's Sky in San Francisco, Nov 12 – Nov 13, 2025

Mercury rise and set in San Francisco

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 15 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Nov 12 ↓5:40 pm

Nov 12, 2025
Nov 13, 2025
Meridian
12:54 pm
180°S
Set
5:40 pm
241°WSW
Rise
8:03 am
119°ESE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in San Francisco

View just before sunrise.

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

Thu, Nov 13 ↑5:42 am

Nov 12, 2025
Nov 13, 2025
Set
4:25 pm
254°WSW
Rise
5:42 am
106°ESE
Meridian
11:03 am
180°S

Venus

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Mars rise and set in San Francisco

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mars is just 15 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Nov 12 ↓5:47 pm

Nov 12, 2025
Nov 13, 2025
Meridian
12:56 pm
180°S
Set
5:47 pm
242°WSW
Rise
8:05 am
118°ESE

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in San Francisco

View in the early morning.

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

Wed, Nov 12 ↑9:14 pm

Nov 12, 2025
Nov 13, 2025
Rise
9:14 pm
62°ENE
Meridian
4:26 am
180°S
Set
11:38 am
298°WNW

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in San Francisco

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Thu, Nov 13 ↓2:15 am

Nov 12, 2025
Nov 13, 2025
Rise
2:37 pm
95°E
Meridian
8:26 pm
180°S
Set
2:15 am
265°W

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in San Francisco

Up most of the night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. You may need binoculars.

Wed, Nov 12 ↑5:22 pm

Nov 12, 2025
Nov 13, 2025
Rise
5:22 pm
64°ENE
Meridian
12:29 am
180°S
Set
7:36 am
296°WNW

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in San Francisco

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Thu, Nov 13 ↓2:37 am

Nov 12, 2025
Nov 13, 2025
Rise
2:42 pm
91°E
Meridian
8:40 pm
180°S
Set
2:37 am
269°W

Neptune

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Planets Visible in San Francisco

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Nov 13, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 8:09 amWed 5:40 pmWed 12:54 pmVery difficult to see
VenusThu 5:42 amThu 4:24 pmThu 11:03 amFairly good visibility
MarsWed 8:05 amWed 5:47 pmWed 12:56 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterWed 9:14 pmThu 11:38 amThu 4:26 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 2:37 pmThu 2:15 amWed 8:26 pmGreat visibility
UranusWed 5:22 pmThu 7:36 amThu 12:29 amAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 2:42 pmThu 2:37 amWed 8:40 pmDifficult to see