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Night Sky Tonight in Starting, Provincie Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Moon: 10.3%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:7 hours, 46 minutes
Sunset:May 24 at 9:44 pm
End of Twilight*:May 24 at 11:37 pm
Start of Twilight*:May 25 at 3:37 am
Sunrise:May 25 at 5:31 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of StartingLocation

May 23: Three Solar System Bodies in Alignment

Venus, the Moon, and Saturn will line up in the sky before sunrise.

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Tonight's Sky in Starting, May 24 – May 25, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Starting

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.

Sun, May 25 ↑5:18 am

May 24, 2025
May 25, 2025
Meridian
1:08 pm
180°S
Set
9:02 pm
304°WNW
Rise
5:18 am
56°NE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Starting

View before sunrise.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Sun, May 25 ↑4:06 am

May 24, 2025
May 25, 2025
Set
5:11 pm
280°W
Rise
4:06 am
80°E
Meridian
10:38 am
180°S

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Starting

View after sunset.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Sun, May 25 ↓2:30 am

May 24, 2025
May 25, 2025
Meridian
6:51 pm
180°S
Set
2:30 am
300°WNW
Rise
11:11 am
60°ENE

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Starting

View just after sunset.

Jupiter is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Sat, May 24 ↓11:35 pm

May 24, 2025
May 25, 2025
Meridian
3:15 pm
180°S
Set
11:35 pm
311°NW
Rise
6:52 am
49°NE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Starting

View before sunrise.

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

Sun, May 25 ↑3:39 am

May 24, 2025
May 25, 2025
Set
3:28 pm
268°W
Rise
3:39 am
92°E
Meridian
9:31 am
180°S

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Starting

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sun, May 25 ↑5:16 am

May 24, 2025
May 25, 2025
Meridian
1:13 pm
180°S
Set
9:06 pm
304°NW
Rise
5:16 am
56°NE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Starting

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.

Sun, May 25 ↑3:36 am

May 24, 2025
May 25, 2025
Set
3:40 pm
270°W
Rise
3:36 am
90°E
Meridian
9:36 am
180°S

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Starting

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 24, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:18 amSun 9:12 pmSun 1:13 pmDifficult to see
VenusSun 4:06 amSun 5:11 pmSun 10:38 amGreat visibility
MarsSat 11:12 amSun 2:30 amSat 6:51 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSat 6:55 amSat 11:35 pmSat 3:15 pmAverage visibility
SaturnSun 3:39 amSun 3:24 pmSun 9:31 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 5:16 amSun 9:03 pmSun 1:10 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 3:36 amSun 3:37 pmSun 9:36 amVery difficult to see