The specific planets you can see tonight depend strongly on your location and the exact time you go outside, and that information normally comes from live sky calculators that are not accessible in this chat right now. However, some general guidance for mid‑December 2025 can still help you know what to look for.
General visibility tonight
In mid‑December 2025, Jupiter is the standout planet, shining very brightly in the evening and night sky and visible for many hours. Saturn is also an evening planet, dimmer than Jupiter but still visible after dusk, while Uranus and Neptune are faint evening objects that usually require binoculars or a telescope.
Morning and hard‑to‑see planets
Around this date, Mercury is mainly a morning object low near the horizon before sunrise and can be difficult to spot in bright twilight. Venus and Mars are poorly placed and either too close to the Sun or too low, so they are hard or impossible to see with the unaided eye.
How to get an exact answer
To know exactly which planets are visible from your location tonight, use a “night sky tonight” or “visible planets” website or app where you enter your city or coordinates and date; it will list each planet with rise and set times and where to look (direction and height). Many of these tools also show a live sky map, so you can hold up your phone and see labeled planets in real time.
