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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in La Colonia, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Moon: 42.7%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:13 hours
Sunset:Jan 21 at 6:13 pm
End of Twilight*:Jan 21 at 7:04 pm
Start of Twilight*:Jan 22 at 6:22 am
Sunrise:Jan 22 at 7:13 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of La ColoniaLocation

Jan 2025: See the Planets (And the Moon)

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Tonight's Sky in La Colonia, Jan 21 – Jan 22, 2025

Mercury rise and set in La Colonia

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

Mercury is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Jan 22 ↑6:33 am

Jan 21, 2025
Jan 22, 2025
Set
5:15 pm
245°WSW
Rise
6:33 am
115°ESE
Meridian
11:56 am
180°S

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in La Colonia

View after sunset.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Tue, Jan 21 ↓9:39 pm

Jan 21, 2025
Jan 22, 2025
Meridian
3:43 pm
180°S
Set
9:39 pm
266°W
Rise
9:46 am
94°E

Venus

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Mars rise and set in La Colonia

Up most of the night.

Mars is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.

Wed, Jan 22 ↓6:57 am

Jan 21, 2025
Jan 22, 2025
Rise
5:23 pm
62°ENE
Meridian
12:10 am
0°N
Set
6:57 am
298°WNW

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in La Colonia

View after sunset.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Wed, Jan 22 ↓3:44 am

Jan 21, 2025
Jan 22, 2025
Rise
2:26 pm
66°ENE
Meridian
9:05 pm
180°S
Set
3:44 am
294°WNW

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in La Colonia

View after sunset.

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

Tue, Jan 21 ↓9:28 pm

Jan 21, 2025
Jan 22, 2025
Meridian
3:38 pm
180°S
Set
9:28 pm
262°W
Rise
9:45 am
98°E

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in La Colonia

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.

Wed, Jan 22 ↓2:22 am

Jan 21, 2025
Jan 22, 2025
Rise
1:16 pm
70°ENE
Meridian
7:49 pm
180°S
Set
2:22 am
290°WNW

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in La Colonia

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Very faint, use binoculars.

Tue, Jan 21 ↓10:17 pm

Jan 21, 2025
Jan 22, 2025
Meridian
4:19 pm
180°S
Set
10:17 pm
268°W
Rise
10:17 am
92°E

Neptune

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Planets Visible in La Colonia

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 22, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:33 amWed 5:19 pmWed 11:56 amDifficult to see
VenusTue 9:48 amTue 9:39 pmTue 3:43 pmGreat visibility
MarsTue 5:23 pmWed 6:57 amWed 12:10 amPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 2:26 pmWed 3:44 amTue 9:05 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 9:49 amTue 9:28 pmTue 3:38 pmAverage visibility
UranusTue 1:16 pmWed 2:22 amTue 7:49 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 10:21 amTue 10:17 pmTue 4:19 pmVery difficult to see