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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Bluff, New Zealand (Motupōhue)

Night Time

15 hours, 22 minutes

Sun, Jun 9 at 5:05 pm – Mon, Jun 10 at 8:27 am

Visible night of Jun 9 – Jun 10, 2024

Mercury: From Mon 8:00 am
Venus: Until Sun 5:07 pm
Mars: From Mon 4:09 am
Jupiter: From Mon 7:05 am
Saturn: From Mon 12:26 am
Uranus: From Mon 6:21 am
Neptune: From Mon 1:25 am
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Tonight's Sky in Bluff, Jun 9 – Jun 10, 2024 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Bluff

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mercury is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Mon, Jun 10 ↑8:00 am

Jun 9, 2024
Jun 10, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Bluff

View before sunrise.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Mon, Jun 10 ↑4:09 am

Jun 9, 2024
Jun 10, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Bluff

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Jupiter is just 15 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Mon, Jun 10 ↑7:05 am

Jun 9, 2024
Jun 10, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Bluff

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Mon, Jun 10 ↑12:26 am

Jun 9, 2024
Jun 10, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Bluff

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset. Bring binoculars (but don't look at the Sun!).

Uranus is just 24 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. You may need binoculars, but only use them when sun is down.

Mon, Jun 10 ↑6:21 am

Jun 9, 2024
Jun 10, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Bluff

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

Mon, Jun 10 ↑1:25 am

Jun 9, 2024
Jun 10, 2024

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Planets Visible in Bluff

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jun 10, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 8:00 amMon 4:40 pmMon 12:21 pmDifficult to see
VenusSun 8:34 amSun 5:07 pmSun 12:51 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsMon 4:09 amMon 2:44 pmMon 9:26 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 7:05 amMon 4:09 pmMon 11:37 amSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 12:26 amMon 1:23 pmMon 6:54 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 6:21 amMon 3:40 pmMon 11:00 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 1:25 amMon 1:40 pmMon 7:33 amVery difficult to see