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Night Sky Tonight in Cimarron Canyon State Park, New Mexico, USA

Moon: 96.0%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:9 hours, 55 minutes
Sunset:May 13 at 7:59 pm
End of Twilight*:May 13 at 9:03 pm
Start of Twilight*:May 14 at 4:50 am
Sunrise:May 14 at 5:54 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of Cimarron Canyon State ParkLocation

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 Cimarron Canyon State Park, May 13 – May 14, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Cimarron Canyon State Park

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

Mercury is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, May 14 ↑5:12 am

May 13, 2025
May 14, 2025
Set
6:28 pm
285°WNW
Rise
5:12 am
75°ENE
Meridian
11:52 am
180°S

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Cimarron Canyon State Park

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.

Wed, May 14 ↑3:52 am

May 13, 2025
May 14, 2025
Set
4:14 pm
274°W
Rise
3:52 am
86°E
Meridian
10:03 am
180°S

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Cimarron Canyon State Park

View after sunset.

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

Wed, May 14 ↓1:32 am

May 13, 2025
May 14, 2025
Meridian
6:31 pm
180°S
Set
1:32 am
294°WNW
Rise
11:28 am
66°ENE

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Cimarron Canyon State Park

View after sunset.

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

Tue, May 13 ↓10:23 pm

May 13, 2025
May 14, 2025
Meridian
3:07 pm
180°S
Set
10:23 pm
300°WNW
Rise
7:48 am
60°ENE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Cimarron Canyon State Park

View before sunrise.

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

Wed, May 14 ↑3:34 am

May 13, 2025
May 14, 2025
Set
3:29 pm
268°W
Rise
3:34 am
92°E
Meridian
9:30 am
180°S

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Cimarron Canyon State Park

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.

Tue, May 13 ↓8:14 pm

May 13, 2025
May 14, 2025
Meridian
1:12 pm
180°S
Set
8:14 pm
295°WNW
Rise
6:06 am
65°ENE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Cimarron Canyon State Park

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.

Wed, May 14 ↑3:37 am

May 13, 2025
May 14, 2025
Set
3:41 pm
270°W
Rise
3:37 am
90°E
Meridian
9:37 am
180°S

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Planets Visible in Cimarron Canyon State Park

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 14, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:12 amWed 6:32 pmWed 11:52 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 3:52 amWed 4:14 pmWed 10:03 amGreat visibility
MarsTue 11:30 amWed 1:32 amTue 6:31 pmAverage visibility
JupiterTue 7:51 amTue 10:23 pmTue 3:07 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 3:34 amWed 3:25 pmWed 9:30 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 6:10 amTue 8:14 pmTue 1:12 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:37 amWed 3:37 pmWed 9:37 amVery difficult to see