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Night Sky Tonight in Apex, North Carolina, USA

Moon: 23.8%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:9 hours, 45 minutes
Sunset:May 22 at 8:19 pm
End of Twilight*:May 22 at 9:23 pm
Start of Twilight*:May 23 at 5:00 am
Sunrise:May 23 at 6:04 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of ApexLocation

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 Apex, May 22 – May 23, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Apex

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

Mercury is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Fri, May 23 ↑5:40 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Meridian
12:35 pm
180°S
Set
7:33 pm
293°WNW
Rise
5:40 am
67°ENE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Apex

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.

Fri, May 23 ↑3:57 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Set
4:33 pm
277°W
Rise
3:57 am
83°E
Meridian
10:14 am
180°S

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Apex

View after sunset.

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

Fri, May 23 ↓1:23 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Meridian
6:29 pm
180°S
Set
1:23 am
292°WNW
Rise
11:32 am
68°ENE

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Apex

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.

Thu, May 22 ↓10:09 pm

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Meridian
2:55 pm
180°S
Set
10:09 pm
299°WNW
Rise
7:38 am
61°ENE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Apex

View before sunrise.

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

Fri, May 23 ↑3:16 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Set
3:12 pm
268°W
Rise
3:16 am
92°E
Meridian
9:12 am
180°S

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Apex

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Fri, May 23 ↑5:50 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Meridian
12:54 pm
180°S
Set
7:55 pm
295°WNW
Rise
5:50 am
65°ENE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Apex

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.

Fri, May 23 ↑3:17 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Set
3:22 pm
270°W
Rise
3:17 am
90°E
Meridian
9:18 am
180°S

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Apex

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 22, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:40 amFri 7:40 pmFri 12:39 pmDifficult to see
VenusFri 3:57 amFri 4:32 pmFri 10:14 amGreat visibility
MarsThu 11:34 amFri 1:23 amThu 6:29 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 7:41 amThu 10:09 pmThu 2:55 pmAverage visibility
SaturnFri 3:16 amFri 3:08 pmFri 9:12 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 5:50 amFri 7:51 pmFri 12:50 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:17 amFri 3:18 pmFri 9:18 amVery difficult to see