PLANETMarsbest ~6:18 AM
LookNE sky
Height24° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
SKY · VISIBLE PLANETS · SOUTH AFRICA
Planets Visible Tonight — Johannesburg
Tonight from Johannesburg, 2 naked-eye planets are well placed in a dark sky. Here's where to look and when.
DARK-SKY WINDOW TONIGHT · JOHANNESBURG
Sunset5:23 PM
Dark by6:18 PM
Sunrise6:53 AM
Planets up2
Sun & planet positions computed for Johannesburg (-26.2°, 28.0°) · times in local time.
Planets up tonight from Johannesburg
PLANETSaturnbest ~6:18 AM
LookNNE sky
Height57° 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 Johannesburg, local time.
Johannesburg right now
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