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Night Sky Tonight in Satellite, The, Antarctica

Moon: 21.6%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:20 hours, 13 minutes
Sunset:May 22 at 2:47 pm
End of Twilight*:May 22 at 5:35 pm
Start of Twilight*:May 23 at 8:10 am
Sunrise:May 23 at 11:00 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of Satellite, TheLocation

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 Satellite, The, May 22 – May 23, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Satellite, The

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.

Thu, May 22 ↓3:00 pm
Fri, May 23 ↑9:41 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Meridian
12:14 pm
0°N
Set
3:00 pm
321°NW
Rise
9:41 am
37°NE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Satellite, The

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.

Thu, May 22 ↓3:12 pm
Fri, May 23 ↑4:40 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Set
3:12 pm
282°WNW
Rise
4:40 am
78°ENE
Meridian
9:55 am
360°N

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Satellite, The

View after sunset.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. It is very close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view with as little light pollution as possible.

Thu, May 22 ↑3:24 pm
Thu, May 22 ↓8:56 pm

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Rise
3:24 pm
39°NE
Meridian
6:10 pm
0°N
Set
8:56 pm
321°NW

Mars

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Saturn rise and set in Satellite, The

View before sunrise.

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

Thu, May 22 ↓3:22 pm
Fri, May 23 ↑2:29 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Set
3:22 pm
263°W
Rise
2:29 am
97°E
Meridian
8:54 am
0°N

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Satellite, The

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.

Thu, May 22 ↓2:48 pm
Fri, May 23 ↑10:20 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Meridian
12:36 pm
0°N
Set
2:48 pm
329°NNW
Rise
10:20 am
31°NNE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Satellite, The

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.

Thu, May 22 ↓3:13 pm
Fri, May 23 ↑2:49 am

May 22, 2025
May 23, 2025
Set
3:13 pm
267°W
Rise
2:49 am
93°E
Meridian
8:59 am
360°N

Neptune

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Altitude: °

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Planets Visible in Satellite, The

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 23, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 9:26 amThu 3:00 pmThu 12:14 pmDifficult to see
VenusThu 4:41 amThu 3:12 pmThu 9:57 amGreat visibility
MarsThu 3:24 pmThu 8:56 pmThu 6:10 pmDifficult to see
JupiterDown all dayThu 2:36 pmDown all night, not visible
SaturnThu 2:33 amThu 3:22 pmThu 8:57 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 10:23 amThu 2:48 pmThu 12:36 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 2:53 amThu 3:13 pmThu 9:03 amVery difficult to see