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Night Sky Tonight in Santa Monica, California, USA

Moon: 94.6%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:10 hours, 4 minutes
Sunset:14 May, 19:48
End of Twilight*:14 May, 20:49
Start of Twilight*:15 May, 04:50
Sunrise:15 May, 05:52

*Nautical twilight

Location of Santa MonicaLocation

May 23: Three Solar System Bodies in Alignment

Venus, the Moon, and Saturn will line up in the sky before sunrise.

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Tonight's Sky in Santa Monica, 14 May – 15 May 2025

Mercury rise and set in Santa Monica

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mercury is just 17 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

15 May Per ↑05:09

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Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Santa Monica

View before sunrise.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

15 May Per ↑03:45

14 May 2025
15 May 2025

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Santa Monica

View after sunset.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

15 May Per ↓01:18

14 May 2025
15 May 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Santa Monica

View after sunset.

Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

14 May Çar ↓22:06

14 May 2025
15 May 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Santa Monica

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

15 May Per ↑03:23

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15 May 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Santa Monica

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

14 May Çar ↓19:58

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Neptune rise and set in Santa Monica

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

15 May Per ↑03:26

14 May 2025
15 May 2025

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Planets Visible in Santa Monica

 Planetrise/Planetset, 14 May 2025 Çar
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryPer 05:09Per 18:27Per 11:48Slightly difficult to see
VenusPer 03:45Per 16:07Per 09:56Great visibility
MarsÇar 11:27Per 01:18Çar 18:23Average visibility
JupiterÇar 07:48Çar 22:06Çar 14:57Fairly good visibility
SaturnPer 03:23Per 15:15Per 09:19Average visibility
UranusÇar 06:05Çar 19:58Çar 13:02Extremely difficult to see
NeptunePer 03:26Per 15:27Per 09:26Very difficult to see
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