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Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above New York. 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 New York, 5月8日 (四) – 2025年5月9日 (五)
Mercury rise and set in New York
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9日 (五) ↑5時01分
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Venus rise and set in New York
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9日 (五) ↑3時55分
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Mars rise and set in New York
View after sunset.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
5月9日 (五) ↓1時51分
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Jupiter rise and set in New York
View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
5月8日 (四) ↓22時46分
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Saturn rise and set in New York
View before sunrise.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
5月9日 (五) ↑3時50分
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Uranus rise and set in New York
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
5月8日 (四) ↓20時38分
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Neptune rise and set in New York
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9日 (五) ↑3時52分
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Planets Visible in New York
Planetrise/Planetset, 2025年5月8日星期四 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | 星期五 5時01分 | 星期五 18時07分 | 星期五 11時33分 | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | 星期五 3時55分 | 星期五 16時13分 | 星期五 10時04分 | Great visibility |
Mars | 星期四 11時22分 | 星期五 1時51分 | 星期四 18時37分 | Average visibility |
Jupiter | 星期四 7時49分 | 星期四 22時46分 | 星期四 15時17分 | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | 星期五 3時50分 | 星期五 15時37分 | 星期五 9時43分 | Average visibility |
Uranus | 星期四 6時14分 | 星期四 20時38分 | 星期四 13時26分 | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | 星期五 3時52分 | 星期五 15時52分 | 星期五 9時52分 | Very difficult to see |