Around 85% of the world’s population has a chance to see a total lunar eclipse on September 7–8.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Miami. The Moon and planets have been enlarged slightly for clarity. On mobile devices, tap to steer the map by pointing your device at the sky. Need some help?
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.
Mercury is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sat, 6 Sep ↑06:33
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View just before sunrise.
Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Sat, 6 Sep ↑04:47
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View after sunset.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Fri, 5 Sep ↓21:18
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View before sunrise.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Sat, 6 Sep ↑02:51
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Up most of the night.
Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Fri, 5 Sep ↑20:24
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View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can be seen for more than 7 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.
Fri, 5 Sep ↑23:32
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Up most of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Fri, 5 Sep ↑20:25
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, 5 Sep 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 06:33 | Sat 19:20 | Sat 12:57 | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Sat 04:47 | Sat 18:00 | Sat 11:24 | Fairly good visibility |
| Mars | Fri 09:42 | Fri 21:18 | Fri 15:30 | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Sat 02:51 | Sat 16:25 | Sat 09:38 | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Fri 20:24 | Sat 08:17 | Sat 02:21 | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Fri 23:32 | Sat 12:57 | Sat 06:15 | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Fri 20:25 | Sat 08:25 | Sat 02:25 | Slightly difficult to see |
