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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in West Yellowstone, Montana, USA

Moon: 1.0%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:11 hours, 20 minutes
Sunset:Mar 29 at 7:48 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 29 at 8:53 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 30 at 6:03 am
Sunrise:Mar 30 at 7:08 am

*Nautical twilight

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Solar Eclipse to Strike North America and Europe

On Saturday, March 29 , parts of Eastern Canada and the Northeastern US will witness a “devil’s horns” eclipse sunrise, while Europe sees a partial solar eclipse around mid-morning or lunchtime.

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Tonight's Sky in West Yellowstone, Mar 29 – Mar 30, 2025

Mercury rise and set in West Yellowstone

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sun, Mar 30 ↑6:36 am

Mar 29, 2025
Mar 30, 2025
Meridian
12:51 pm
180°S
Set
7:00 pm
273°W
Rise
6:36 am
87°E

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in West Yellowstone

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, Mar 30 ↑6:04 am

Mar 29, 2025
Mar 30, 2025
Meridian
12:36 pm
180°S
Set
7:03 pm
280°W
Rise
6:04 am
81°E

Venus

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Mars rise and set in West Yellowstone

View after sunset.

Mars can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Sun, Mar 30 ↓4:22 am

Mar 29, 2025
Mar 30, 2025
Rise
12:46 pm
54°NE
Meridian
8:34 pm
180°S
Set
4:22 am
306°NW

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Jupiter rise and set in West Yellowstone

View after sunset.

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

Sun, Mar 30 ↓1:30 am

Mar 29, 2025
Mar 30, 2025
Meridian
5:51 pm
180°S
Set
1:30 am
303°WNW
Rise
10:09 am
57°ENE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in West Yellowstone

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

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

Sun, Mar 30 ↑6:46 am

Mar 29, 2025
Mar 30, 2025
Meridian
12:36 pm
180°S
Set
6:22 pm
265°W
Rise
6:46 am
95°E

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in West Yellowstone

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.

Sat, Mar 29 ↓11:44 pm

Mar 29, 2025
Mar 30, 2025
Meridian
4:23 pm
180°S
Set
11:44 pm
297°WNW
Rise
8:59 am
63°ENE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in West Yellowstone

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Neptune is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sun, Mar 30 ↑6:55 am

Mar 29, 2025
Mar 30, 2025
Meridian
12:56 pm
180°S
Set
6:54 pm
269°W
Rise
6:55 am
91°E

Neptune

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Planets Visible in West Yellowstone

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Mar 30, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 6:36 amSun 6:52 pmSun 12:44 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusSun 6:04 amSun 6:57 pmSun 12:31 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSat 12:46 pmSun 4:22 amSat 8:34 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterSat 10:13 amSun 1:30 amSat 5:51 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnSun 6:46 amSun 6:19 pmSun 12:33 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSat 9:02 amSat 11:44 pmSat 4:23 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 6:55 amSun 6:50 pmSun 12:52 pmExtremely difficult to see