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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Basrah, Muḩāfaz̧at al Başrah, Iraq

Moon: 5.7%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:12 hours, 34 minutes
Sunset:Feb 25 at 5:44 pm
End of Twilight*:Feb 25 at 6:36 pm
Start of Twilight*:Feb 26 at 5:26 am
Sunrise:Feb 26 at 6:18 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of BasrahLocation

Planet Parade 2025: Can We See All the Planets?

We were curious: How often are all the planets above the horizon at the same time, in a reasonably dark sky?

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Tonight's Sky in Basrah, Feb 25 – Feb 26, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Basrah

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 13 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Tue, Feb 25 ↓6:44 pm

Feb 25, 2025
Feb 26, 2025
Meridian
12:51 pm
180°S
Set
6:44 pm
266°W
Rise
6:59 am
94°E

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Basrah

View just after sunset.

Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Tue, Feb 25 ↓8:20 pm

Feb 25, 2025
Feb 26, 2025
Meridian
1:55 pm
180°S
Set
8:20 pm
282°WNW
Rise
7:26 am
78°ENE

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Basrah

View after sunset.

Mars can be seen for more than 10 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Wed, Feb 26 ↓3:50 am

Feb 25, 2025
Feb 26, 2025
Rise
1:32 pm
59°ENE
Meridian
8:41 pm
180°S
Set
3:50 am
301°WNW

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Basrah

View after sunset.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Wed, Feb 26 ↓1:04 am

Feb 25, 2025
Feb 26, 2025
Meridian
6:08 pm
180°S
Set
1:04 am
296°WNW
Rise
11:08 am
64°ENE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Basrah

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Saturn is just 13 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Tue, Feb 25 ↓6:42 pm

Feb 25, 2025
Feb 26, 2025
Meridian
12:53 pm
180°S
Set
6:42 pm
264°W
Rise
7:01 am
96°E

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Basrah

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. You may need binoculars.

Tue, Feb 25 ↓11:38 pm

Feb 25, 2025
Feb 26, 2025
Meridian
4:51 pm
180°S
Set
11:38 pm
292°WNW
Rise
10:00 am
68°ENE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Basrah

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see. Bring binoculars (but don't look at the Sun!).

Neptune is just 22 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it. You may need binoculars, but only use them when sun is down.

Tue, Feb 25 ↓7:21 pm

Feb 25, 2025
Feb 26, 2025
Meridian
1:24 pm
180°S
Set
7:21 pm
268°W
Rise
7:22 am
92°E

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Basrah

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 26, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:58 amTue 6:44 pmTue 12:51 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 7:30 amTue 8:20 pmTue 1:55 pmFairly good visibility
MarsTue 1:32 pmWed 3:50 amTue 8:41 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 11:11 amWed 1:04 amTue 6:08 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 7:05 amTue 6:42 pmTue 12:53 pmDifficult to see
UranusTue 10:04 amTue 11:38 pmTue 4:51 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 7:26 amTue 7:21 pmTue 1:24 pmExtremely difficult to see