Planets Tonight
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Planets tonight in Washington, D.C.

Last updated:

Sunset18:38
End of astronomical twilight20:07
PlanetRiseTransitSetMagnitudeConstellationElongationVisibility
Mercury09:2314:2719:300.0Libra25° ENot visible (near the Sun)
Venus09:1614:0518:55-4.6Virgo23° ENot visible (near the Sun)
Mars01:2208:3315:431.1Cancer70° WMorning
Jupiter02:3809:3016:22-1.9Leo55° WMorning
Saturn18:2900:4106:490.4Cetus174° EEvening
Uranus20:5204:1011:255.6Taurus131° WMorning
Neptune18:0400:0906:107.7Pisces166° EEvening

Position at the end of astronomical twilight (20:07)

PlanetAltitudeAzimuth
Saturn18°103°
Neptune23°110°

Time zone: America/New_York · 38.895, -77.036

Method

Positions are computed with Skyfield and the JPL DE421 ephemeris; magnitudes use Skyfield’s planetary magnitude models; constellations use the IAU boundaries. Rise and set are for a level horizon with mean refraction. ‘Evening’ means the planet is more than 5° above the horizon at the end of civil twilight after sunset, ‘morning’ the same before sunrise; ‘during the night’ means above 5° only in between. Moon–planet approaches are geocentric minima under 5°. Times are local; event times are JST and UTC.

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Planet rise and set times for Washington, D.C. today, with altitude and direction at the end of astronomical twilight.