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Solar System 3DFly between the planets where they are right now, and run time forwards or back.
PlanetsAll eight planets, spinning on their real tilts.
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The light reaching your eyes left Saturn 72 min ago and crossed 1.3 billion km. You don't need a telescope. If you have one, look closely: the rings are tilted almost edge-on right now.
Look east-southeast, high. It's the bright point that doesn't twinkle.
Waxing crescent, 16% lit, low in the west-southwest. See the faint grey on the dark part? That's sunlight reflected off Earth.
Early risers: look east-southeast, low. It's the bright point that doesn't twinkle.
| OBJECT | BRIGHTNESS | RISES | SETS | WHERE TO LOOK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon | Brightest | at dusk | 20:57 | Evening, low in the west-southwest |
 Mercury | Bright | 05:08 | 16:52 | Too close to the Sun tonight |
 Venus | Dazzling | 04:16 | 16:01 | Before dawn, low in the east-southeast |
 Mars | Bright | 00:19 | 12:55 | Before dawn, high in the east |
 Jupiter | Very bright | 00:23 | 12:57 | Before dawn, high in the east |
 Saturn | Bright | at dusk | 03:25 | Evening, high in the east-southeast |
 Uranus | Faint, binoculars | 18:32 | 07:18 | Evening, a third of the way up in the east-northeast |
Times in Bangkok time. Positions computed with Astronomy Engine. Neptune and fainter objects need a telescope and are left out.
Close enough to fit in one binocular view.
Half lit, high in the south at dusk. Sets at 00:18.
Up to 15 shooting stars an hour from a dark site. Moon sets 00:18; best after that until dawn.
19.6° from the Sun, low in the east before sunrise.
Rises around sunset and stays up all night.
