Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars
Rising, Transit and Setting Times
Computations via The NASA/JPL Horizons API
PHP Program by Jay Tanner of Geneva, NY, USA
Date
Time Zone
Daylight/Summer Time
± GPS Latitude +Pos = N
± GPS Longitude +Pos = E
± Sea Level Altitude in Meters
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SUN, MERCURY, VENUS AND MARS RISING, TRANSIT AND SETTING TIMES ERA Year-Month-Day = AD 2026-Sep-20 Time Zone = -05:00 (+East) Daylight/Summer Time = No Latitude GPS = +42.868473 ° (+North) Longitude GPS = -76.996490 ° (+East) Altitude in meters = 0 m =============================================================== 10 Sun Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 05:54 Rises 88.01 E - -26.733 AD 2026-Sep-20 12:02 Transits | S 48.04 -26.733 AD 2026-Sep-20 18:09 Sets 271.90 W - -26.733 =============================================================== 199 Mercury Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 07:30 Rises 98.62 E - -0.312 AD 2026-Sep-20 13:09 Transits | S 40.38 -0.306 AD 2026-Sep-20 18:46 Sets 261.11 W - -0.299 =============================================================== 299 Venus Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 09:27 Rises 115.92 ESE - -4.796 AD 2026-Sep-20 14:15 Transits | S 28.13 -4.797 AD 2026-Sep-20 19:03 Sets 244.17 WSW - -4.798 =============================================================== 499 Mars Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 00:30 Rises 58.81 ENE - +1.173 AD 2026-Sep-20 08:01 Transits | S 69.00 +1.188 AD 2026-Sep-20 15:32 Sets 301.24 WNW - +1.110
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GENERAL INFORMATION Ephemeris span for the Sun : BC 9999 to AD 9999 Ephemeris span for Mercury : BC 9999 to AD 9999 Ephemeris span for Venus : BC 9999 to AD 9999 Ephemeris span for Mars : AD 1600 to AD 2600 See: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons/time_spans.html IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure that the given geographic GPS coordinates are within the given Time Zone. The time zone and local coordinates must match or the computed times will NOT be correct.
PHP Program by Jay Tanner of Geneva, NY, USA
v1.00 - Revised: 1970-January-01-Thursday at Local Time 12:00:00 AM (UTC−05:00)