Objects in your sky: Planets

by Dominic Ford

The visibility of the planets on

From location

San Francisco
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Rise12:44
Set04:30

The Moon is 9 days old, waxing gibbous, and recently passed first quarter. From San Francisco, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:56 (PST), 56° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:36, 74° above your south-western horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:40, when it sinks below -4° above your north-western horizon.

05 Feb 2025  –  Moon at First Quarter
12 Feb 2025  –  Full Moon
20 Feb 2025  –  Moon at Last Quarter
27 Feb 2025  –  New Moon
Rise07:13
Set17:26

Mercury will soon pass behind the Sun. From San Francisco, it is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 4° below the horizon at dawn.

Rise08:45
Set21:13

Venus is visible as an evening object, having recently passed greatest elongation east. From San Francisco, it will become visible at around 17:56 (PST), 36° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 32 minutes after the Sun at 21:11.

Rise14:43
Set05:50

Mars recently passed opposition. From San Francisco, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:57 (PST), 34° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:17, 78° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:59, when it sinks below 8° above your north-western horizon.

15 Jan 2025  –  Mars at opposition
23 Feb 2025  –  Mars ends retrograde motion
10 Jan 2027  –  Mars enters retrograde motion
19 Feb 2027  –  Mars at opposition
Rise12:18
Set02:48

Jupiter is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From San Francisco, it is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:56 (PST), 63° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:33, 73° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:00, when it sinks below 7° above your western horizon.

04 Feb 2025  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
11 Nov 2025  –  Jupiter enters retrograde motion
10 Jan 2026  –  Jupiter at opposition
10 Mar 2026  –  Jupiter ends retrograde motion
Rise08:32
Set19:57

Saturn will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From San Francisco, it will become visible at around 18:17 (PST), 18° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 17 minutes after the Sun at 19:56.

15 Nov 2024  –  Saturn ends retrograde motion
23 Mar 2025  –  Saturn ring plane crossing
05 May 2025  –  Equinox on Saturn
12 Jul 2025  –  Saturn enters retrograde motion
Rise11:15
Set01:20

Uranus is currently an early evening object, now receding into evening twilight. From San Francisco, it will become visible at around 18:43 (PST), 69° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:20.

30 Jan 2025  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
05 Sep 2025  –  Uranus enters retrograde motion
21 Nov 2025  –  Uranus at opposition
03 Feb 2026  –  Uranus ends retrograde motion
Rise08:53
Set20:47

Neptune will soon pass behind the Sun at solar conjunction. From San Francisco, it will become visible at around 18:43 (PST), 23° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 7 minutes after the Sun at 20:46.

07 Dec 2024  –  Neptune ends retrograde motion
04 Jul 2025  –  Neptune enters retrograde motion
23 Sep 2025  –  Neptune at opposition
10 Dec 2025  –  Neptune ends retrograde motion

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37.77°N
122.42°W
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