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Night Sky Tonight in Christchurch, Mount, Antarctica

Moon: 94.4%
Waxing Gibbous
Night Time:All day
Sunset:None
End of Twilight*:None
Start of Twilight*:None
Sunrise:None

*Nautical twilight

⚠ Christchurch, Mount has polar night

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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

Jul 8, 2025
Jul 9, 2025
Rise
4:03 pm
12°NNE
Meridian
4:52 pm
0°N
Set
5:44 pm
347°NNW

Mars

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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

Jul 8, 2025
Jul 9, 2025
Set
1:06 pm
255°WSW
Rise
11:09 pm
105°ESE
Meridian
6:06 am
0°N

Saturn

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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

Jul 8, 2025
Jul 9, 2025
Set
12:36 pm
263°W
Rise
11:38 pm
97°E
Meridian
6:05 am
360°N

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Christchurch, Mount

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jul 9, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryDown all dayTue 2:52 pmDown all night, not visible
VenusDown all dayTue 10:09 amDown all night, not visible
MarsTue 4:03 pmTue 5:44 pmTue 4:52 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterDown all dayTue 12:26 pmDown all night, not visible
SaturnMon 11:13 pmTue 1:06 pmTue 6:10 amAverage visibility
UranusDown all dayTue 9:50 amDown all night, not visible
NeptuneMon 11:42 pmTue 12:36 pmTue 6:09 amVery difficult to see