Night Time: | All day |
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Sunset: | None |
End of Twilight*: | None |
Start of Twilight*: | None |
Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Christchurch, Mount has polar night


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Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Christchurch, Mount. The Moon and planets have been enlarged slightly for clarity. On mobile devices, tap to steer the map by pointing your device at the sky. Need some help?
Tonight's Sky in Christchurch, Mount, Jul 8 – Jul 9, 2025
Mars rise and set in Christchurch, Mount
Up some of the night.
Mars is visible for a short time during the polar night. 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.
Tue, Jul 8 ↑4:03 pm
Tue, Jul 8 ↓5:44 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Christchurch, Mount
Up some of the night.
Saturn is visible more than 13 hours during the polar night. It is quite 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.
Tue, Jul 8 ↓1:06 pm
Tue, Jul 8 ↑11:09 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Christchurch, Mount
Up some of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible more than 12 hours during the polar night. It is quite 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. Very faint, use binoculars.
Tue, Jul 8 ↓12:36 pm
Tue, Jul 8 ↑11:38 pm
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Planets Visible in Christchurch, Mount
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jul 9, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Down all day | Tue 2:52 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
Venus | Down all day | Tue 10:09 am | Down all night, not visible | |
Mars | Tue 4:03 pm | Tue 5:44 pm | Tue 4:52 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Jupiter | Down all day | Tue 12:26 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
Saturn | Mon 11:13 pm | Tue 1:06 pm | Tue 6:10 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Down all day | Tue 9:50 am | Down all night, not visible | |
Neptune | Mon 11:42 pm | Tue 12:36 pm | Tue 6:09 am | Very difficult to see |