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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Kingston, Jamaica

Night Time

11 hours

Thu, Jul 25 at 6:43 pm – Fri, Jul 26 at 5:43 am

Visible night of Jul 25 – Jul 26, 2024

Mercury: Until Thu 8:11 pm
Venus: Until Thu 7:37 pm
Mars: From Fri 1:26 am
Jupiter: From Fri 2:05 am
Saturn: From Thu 9:18 pm
Uranus: From Fri 12:58 am
Neptune: From Thu 9:50 pm
Location of KingstonLocation

Venus Returns as the Evening Star

Starting from around now—depending on the latitude of your town or city—Venus is returning to the western sky after sunset.

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Tonight's Sky in Kingston, Jul 25 – Jul 26, 2024 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Kingston

View just after sunset.

Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Thu, Jul 25 ↓8:11 pm

Jul 25, 2024
Jul 26, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Kingston

Try after sunset.

Venus sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Thu, Jul 25 ↓7:37 pm

Jul 25, 2024
Jul 26, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Kingston

View before sunrise.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Fri, Jul 26 ↑1:26 am

Jul 25, 2024
Jul 26, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Kingston

View before sunrise.

Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Fri, Jul 26 ↑2:05 am

Jul 25, 2024
Jul 26, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Kingston

View in the early morning.

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

Thu, Jul 25 ↑9:18 pm

Jul 25, 2024
Jul 26, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Kingston

View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.

Fri, Jul 26 ↑12:58 am

Jul 25, 2024
Jul 26, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Kingston

View in the early morning. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 7 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.

Thu, Jul 25 ↑9:50 pm

Jul 25, 2024
Jul 26, 2024

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Planets Visible in Kingston

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Jul 26, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:41 amThu 8:11 pmThu 1:56 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 6:46 amThu 7:37 pmThu 1:12 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 1:26 amFri 2:26 pmFri 7:56 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 2:05 amFri 3:08 pmFri 8:36 amFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 9:18 pmFri 9:04 amFri 3:11 amGreat visibility
UranusFri 12:58 amFri 1:53 pmFri 7:26 amDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 9:50 pmFri 9:49 amFri 3:50 amDifficult to see