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Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Chicago. The Moon and planets have been enlarged slightly for clarity. On mobile devices, tap to steer the map by pointing your device at the sky. Need some help?
Tonight's Sky in Chicago, 5月11日 (日) – 2025年5月12日 (一)
Mercury rise and set in Chicago
Try before sunrise.
Mercury rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
5月12日 (一) ↑4時54分
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Venus rise and set in Chicago
View before sunrise.
Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
5月12日 (一) ↑3時43分
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Mars rise and set in Chicago
View after sunset.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
5月12日 (一) ↓1時41分
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Jupiter rise and set in Chicago
View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
5月11日 (日) ↓22時35分
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Saturn rise and set in Chicago
View before sunrise.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
5月12日 (一) ↑3時33分
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Uranus rise and set in Chicago
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
5月11日 (日) ↓20時25分
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Neptune rise and set in Chicago
View before sunrise. Use binoculars.
Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.
5月12日 (一) ↑3時35分
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Planets Visible in Chicago
Planetrise/Planetset, 2025年5月11日星期日 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | 星期一 4時54分 | 星期一 18時22分 | 星期一 11時37分 | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | 星期一 3時43分 | 星期一 16時05分 | 星期一 9時54分 | Great visibility |
Mars | 星期日 11時09分 | 星期一 1時41分 | 星期日 18時25分 | Average visibility |
Jupiter | 星期日 7時30分 | 星期日 22時35分 | 星期日 15時03分 | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | 星期一 3時33分 | 星期一 15時21分 | 星期一 9時27分 | Average visibility |
Uranus | 星期日 5時54分 | 星期日 20時25分 | 星期日 13時10分 | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | 星期一 3時35分 | 星期一 15時35分 | 星期一 9時35分 | Very difficult to see |