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Night Sky Tonight in Vacaville, California, USA

Moon: 82.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Night Time:12 hours, 28 minutes
Sunset:Nov 1 at 6:07 pm
End of Twilight*:Nov 1 at 7:06 pm
Start of Twilight*:Nov 2 at 5:37 am
Sunrise:Nov 2 at 6:35 am

*Nautical twilight

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Coming Up in the Next Month

Highlights for November include the Leonid meteor shower, Uranus at opposition, and a Super Hunter’s Moon.

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Tonight's Sky in Vacaville, Nov 1 – Nov 2, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Vacaville

Try after sunset.

Mercury sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Sat, Nov 1 ↓7:07 pm

Nov 1, 2025
Nov 2, 2025
Meridian
2:26 pm
180°S
Set
7:07 pm
240°WSW
Rise
8:43 am
120°ESE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Vacaville

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.

Sun, Nov 2 ↑5:15 am

Nov 1, 2025
Nov 2, 2025
Set
5:29 pm
260°W
Rise
5:15 am
100°E
Meridian
10:52 am
180°S

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Vacaville

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mars is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sat, Nov 1 ↓7:00 pm

Nov 1, 2025
Nov 2, 2025
Meridian
2:05 pm
180°S
Set
7:00 pm
244°WSW
Rise
8:09 am
116°ESE

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Vacaville

View in the early morning.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 8 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Sat, Nov 1 ↑10:53 pm

Nov 1, 2025
Nov 2, 2025
Set
1:25 pm
298°WNW
Rise
10:53 pm
62°ENE
Meridian
5:07 am
180°S

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Vacaville

View after sunset.

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

Sun, Nov 2 ↓2:58 am

Nov 1, 2025
Nov 2, 2025
Rise
4:19 pm
95°E
Meridian
10:09 pm
180°S
Set
2:58 am
265°W

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Vacaville

Most of the night until sunrise. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.

Sat, Nov 1 ↑7:03 pm

Nov 1, 2025
Nov 2, 2025
Rise
7:03 pm
64°ENE
Meridian
1:12 am
180°S
Set
8:21 am
296°WNW

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Vacaville

After sunset and most of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset. Very faint, use binoculars.

Sun, Nov 2 ↓3:19 am

Nov 1, 2025
Nov 2, 2025
Rise
4:24 pm
91°E
Meridian
10:22 pm
180°S
Set
3:19 am
269°W

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Vacaville

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Nov 1, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 9:44 amSat 7:07 pmSat 2:26 pmDifficult to see
VenusSun 5:15 amSun 4:28 pmSun 10:52 amFairly good visibility
MarsSat 9:09 amSat 7:00 pmSat 2:05 pmDifficult to see
JupiterSat 10:53 pmSun 12:21 pmSun 5:07 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 4:19 pmSun 2:58 amSat 10:09 pmGreat visibility
UranusSat 7:03 pmSun 8:21 amSun 1:12 amAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 4:24 pmSun 3:19 amSat 10:22 pmDifficult to see