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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Moon: 65.3%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:11 hours, 52 minutes
Sunset:Mar 20 at 7:27 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 20 at 8:21 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 21 at 6:24 am
Sunrise:Mar 21 at 7:19 am

*Nautical twilight

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Rare Chance to Spot Venus as a Morning and Evening Star

Skywatchers in northern latitudes can witness the rare event of Venus being visible in both the evening and morning sky on the same night.

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Tonight's Sky in Adelaide, Mar 20 – Mar 21, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Adelaide

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Thu, Mar 20 ↓7:31 pm

Mar 20, 2025
Mar 21, 2025
Meridian
1:47 pm
360°N
Set
7:31 pm
277°W
Rise
7:57 am
83°E

Mercury

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Mars rise and set in Adelaide

View after sunset.

Mars can be seen for more than 6 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Fri, Mar 21 ↓1:39 am

Mar 20, 2025
Mar 21, 2025
Rise
4:05 pm
60°ENE
Meridian
8:52 pm
0°N
Set
1:39 am
300°WNW

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Jupiter rise and set in Adelaide

View after sunset.

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

Thu, Mar 20 ↓11:11 pm

Mar 20, 2025
Mar 21, 2025
Rise
1:19 pm
63°ENE
Meridian
6:15 pm
0°N
Set
11:11 pm
297°WNW

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Adelaide

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Saturn is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Fri, Mar 21 ↑6:43 am

Mar 20, 2025
Mar 21, 2025
Meridian
1:01 pm
360°N
Set
7:16 pm
264°W
Rise
6:43 am
96°E

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Adelaide

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.

Thu, Mar 20 ↓9:58 pm

Mar 20, 2025
Mar 21, 2025
Meridian
4:51 pm
360°N
Set
9:58 pm
292°WNW
Rise
11:39 am
68°ENE

Uranus

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Planets Visible in Adelaide

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Mar 21, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 8:04 amThu 7:31 pmThu 1:47 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusFri 7:45 amFri 6:55 pmFri 1:20 pmNot visible
MarsThu 4:05 pmFri 1:39 amThu 8:52 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterThu 1:19 pmThu 11:11 pmThu 6:15 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 6:43 amFri 7:12 pmFri 12:58 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusThu 11:43 amThu 9:58 pmThu 4:51 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 7:19 amThu 7:30 pmThu 1:24 pmVery close to Sun, not visible