Which planets will be in May's night sky?

Mercury to be visible in night sky

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These planets will be in May's night sky. — Martin Wise/SpaceWeather.com

This month, the skygazers may not be pleased as the most brightest planets of our solar system will not be shining in the sky, but there is a reason.

Venus and Jupiter are near the Sun which may dull their shine.

The second planet of our solar system is shifting gradually to the evening and may not be visible till July or August, while the largest body is making its way contrary to Venus, which will not be seen through the sunrise until the second week of June, according to Space.

But you can view Mars and Saturn, as the outlet report noted that the red planet would continuously come up the east-southeast horizon only in the early morning.

Whereas, Saturn will appear in the dark sky. Earth’s natural satellite, Moon, can also be used for identifying these two.

Mercury, on the other hand, could be visible in the morning sky in the early days of this month. However, for this, you have to be somewhere south of the Tropic of Cancer.

People who are dwelling south of the equator can see Mercury high into the eastern sky just before dawn, however, those who are in temperate mid-northern latitudes could find difficult, if not impossible chances of seeing the planet.