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Planets Visible Tonight — Phoenix
None of the bright naked-eye planets climb high into a dark sky over Phoenix tonight — they drift in and out of view over weeks. Here's the dark-sky window for when they return, and what else is up.
Sun & planet positions computed for Phoenix (33.4°, -112.1°) · times in local time.
Planets up tonight from Phoenix
The bright planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn) don't rise into a comfortably dark sky over Phoenixtonight — they're either too low, too close to the Sun, or only up in daylight. This shifts over the coming weeks as they move along their orbits; the full roundup below tracks it.
“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 Phoenix, local time.
Phoenix right now
A clear sky matters as much as what's up — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Phoenixtells you whether it's worth heading out.
More sky over Phoenix
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the day/night line over Phoenix in real time.