SKY · VISIBLE PLANETS · USA · DARK-SKY

Planets Visible Tonight — Death Valley

Tonight from Death Valley, 2 naked-eye planets are well placed in a dark sky. Here's where to look and when.

DARK-SKY WINDOW TONIGHT · DEATH VALLEY
Sunset8:12 PM
Dark by9:22 PM
Sunrise5:32 AM
Planets up2

Sun & planet positions computed for Death Valley (36.5°, -117.1°) · times in local time.

Planets up tonight from Death Valley

PLANETMarsbest ~4:52 AM
LookE sky
Height16° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
PLANETSaturnbest ~4:52 AM
LookESE sky
Height36° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point

“Height” is degrees above the horizon — your fist at arm's length is about 10°. Directions are where to face. Times are when each planet is best placed in a dark sky over Death Valley, local time.

Death Valley right now

A clear sky matters as much as what's up — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Death Valleytells you whether it's worth heading out.

More sky over Death Valley

SEE IT ON THE MAP

The live sky map shows the day/night line over Death Valley in real time.

Open the live sky map →