When can planets be seen with the naked eye?

Answer 1

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn can each be seen with the unaided eye

whenever the angle of any of them from the sun is great enough so that the planet

is above the horizon when the sun is below it. Venus is occasionally bright enough

to see in the daytime sky if one knows exactly where to look. Earth is visible to the

unaided eye at all times.

Answer 2

Jupiter is very close to Opposition right now, which means it is visible in the night sky over most of the Earth's surface for much of the night.

To view it this month (June, 2008), it is by far the brightest "star" visible in the Southern sky, from a few hours before until a few hours following midnight.

Its distance above the horizon varies by viewing latitude, but on average in the Northern hemisphere, it should be 15 to 25 degrees above the horizon.

Jupiter will remain visible for the next couple of months, until Earth's orbit moves Jupiter rapidly east (it rises earlier and earlier in the night) until the light from sunset finally overwhelms it.

Answer 3

You can see Jupiter right now during the night. It is currently the brightest object in the sky and with a simple set of binoculars or a small telescope, you can see it and some of its satilites (moons) even.

Answer 4

This morning it will rise at 2 o'clock local time between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. I am going to listen to it with a small, homebuilt radio telescope and a NASA shortwave radio receiver. Check this out (radiojove.gsfc.nasa.gov).

Jupiter is visible to you eye, when it's not behind the Sun, when the sky is clear and you have the ability to WATCH not just to see :)

When you look for it Duh :)

Answer 5

It is constantly moving and you can't see it every night of the year, but you can see it for much of the year. When you see will change from year to year, so there isn't a single answer. There are good websites, like Heavens-Above, which will tell you when and where to see it.
you can see it april 6th

Answer 6

Yes very easily (at night), and at the right time of year.

Answer 7

In late September, 2010, Jupiter rises about the time the Sun sets, and is visible all night long. It is the brightest thing in the sky except for the Sun and Moon.