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Planets Visible Tonight — Houston

Tonight from Houston, Venus is well placed in a dark sky. Here's where to look and when.

DARK-SKY WINDOW TONIGHT · HOUSTON

Sunset8:19 PM

Dark by9:19 PM

Sunrise6:39 AM

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Sun & planet positions computed for Houston (29.8°, -95.4°) · times in local time.

Planets up tonight from Houston

PLANETVenusbest ~8:59 PM

LookW sky

Height20° up

Appearsextremely bright — the brightest "star" in the sky

“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 Houston, local time.

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