planetary positions
Mercury Mercury will be visible in May for a short period after the Sunset in the Constellation of Taurus . For few days it will not be possible to see Mercury and the planet will return to be visible before the sunrise in June ( the best period to see Mercury will be the last week of June ) in the Constellation of Taurus . In July Mercury will be visible before the sunrise . In the first week of July Mercury will be moving from the Constellation of Taurus to the Constellation of Gemini .
Venus Venus will be visible after the Sunset , for a short period , in June and July . In this period Venus will be moving from the Constellation of Gemini to the Constellation of Leo , passing by the Constellation of Cancer .
Saturn Saturn will be visible before the Sunrise and after midnight in April and May , each day will be visible earlier . In June and July , the planet of the rings will be visible from before midnight until the sunrise , each day be seen earlier . Saturn is in the Constellation of Capricornus .
Mars Mars will be visible in the evening sky from April to July , each day the red planet will be seen for a shorter period
after the sunset . Mars , in April is in the Constellation of Taurus moving to the Constellation of Gemini , in May will be in the constellation of Gemini , in most of June will be in the Constellation of Cancer and in the first days and in most of July will be in the constellation of Leo .
Jupiter Jupiter will be visible before the Sunrise and after midnight in April and May , each day will be visible earlier . In June and July , the giant planet will be visible from before midnight until the sunrise , each day be seen earlier . In April Jupiter is moving
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from the Constellation of Capricornus to the Constellation of Aquarius . From May to July Jupiter will be in the Constellation
of Aquarius .
Looking for resources ? An excellent reference about the observation of the 5 planets visible to the naked eye is the homepage “ The Naked Eye Planets in the Night Sky ” produced by Martin J . Powell . This homepage has detailed information about the position and visibility of each of the planets of the Solar System . To access “ The Naked Eye Planets ”, click
here .
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