Three “Colorful” Moons Follow March’s Blood Moon
At the beginning of March, the Moon turned red during a total lunar eclipse. Over the next few months, you’ll hear about Pink, Blue, and Strawberry Moons.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Davis. The Moon and planets have been enlarged slightly for clarity. On mobile devices, tap to steer the map by pointing your device at the sky. Need some help?
Tonight's Sky in Davis, Mar 21 – Mar 22, 2026
Mercury rise and set in Davis
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.
Mercury is just 22 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sun, Mar 22 ↑5:03 am
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Venus rise and set in Davis
Try at night.
Can only be seen shortly, if at all, it is very close to the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
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Mars rise and set in Davis
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.
Mars is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sat, Mar 21 ↓8:16 pm
Sun, Mar 22 ↑5:40 am
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Saturn rise and set in Davis
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Saturn is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Sat, Mar 21 ↓8:19 pm
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Planets Visible in Davis
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 21, 2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 5:03 am | Sun 7:56 pm | Sun 12:28 pm | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Sun 10:06 am | Sun 7:55 pm | Sun 3:02 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Sat 5:37 am | Sat 8:16 pm | Sat 12:58 pm | Difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Down, doesn’t rise | Sat 8:58 pm | Not visible | |
| Saturn | Sat 8:03 am | Sat 8:19 pm | Sat 2:11 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Uranus | Sun 3:40 pm | Sun 7:25 pm | Sun 5:32 pm | Not visible |
| Neptune | Sat 7:51 am | Sat 8:11 pm | Sat 2:01 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |










