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Planets Visible Tonight — Outer Banks

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

DARK-SKY WINDOW TONIGHT · OUTER BANKS
Sunset8:20 PM
Dark by9:30 PM
Sunrise5:50 AM
Planets up2

Sun & planet positions computed for Outer Banks (35.6°, -75.5°) · times in local time.

Planets up tonight from Outer Banks

PLANETMarsbest ~5:00 AM
LookE sky
Height15° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
PLANETSaturnbest ~5:00 AM
LookESE sky
Height35° 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 Outer Banks, local time.

Outer Banks right now

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

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