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Night Sky Tonight in Orange, New South Wales, Australia

Moon: 52.5%
First Quarter
Night Time:13 hours, 29 minutes
Sunset:Aug 1 at 5:25 pm
End of Twilight*:Aug 1 at 6:21 pm
Start of Twilight*:Aug 2 at 5:58 am
Sunrise:Aug 2 at 6:54 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Orange, Aug 1 – Aug 2, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Orange

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 5 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Fri, Aug 1 ↓5:29 pm
Sat, Aug 2 ↑6:32 am

Aug 1, 2025
Aug 2, 2025
Meridian
12:04 pm
0°N
Set
5:29 pm
286°WNW
Rise
6:32 am
74°ENE
Meridian
11:57 am
360°N

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Orange

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.

Sat, Aug 2 ↑4:25 am

Aug 1, 2025
Aug 2, 2025
Set
2:28 pm
296°WNW
Rise
4:25 am
64°ENE
Meridian
9:27 am
360°N

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Orange

View after sunset.

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

Fri, Aug 1 ↓9:08 pm

Aug 1, 2025
Aug 2, 2025
Meridian
3:11 pm
360°N
Set
9:08 pm
272°W
Rise
9:11 am
88°E

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Orange

View just before sunrise.

Jupiter is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Sat, Aug 2 ↑5:13 am

Aug 1, 2025
Aug 2, 2025
Set
3:13 pm
297°WNW
Rise
5:13 am
63°ENE
Meridian
10:12 am
0°N

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Orange

View in the early morning.

Saturn can be seen for more than 9 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Fri, Aug 1 ↑9:25 pm

Aug 1, 2025
Aug 2, 2025
Rise
9:25 pm
92°E
Meridian
3:31 am
0°N
Set
9:36 am
268°W

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Orange

View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.

Sat, Aug 2 ↑2:09 am

Aug 1, 2025
Aug 2, 2025
Set
12:26 pm
294°WNW
Rise
2:09 am
66°ENE
Meridian
7:16 am
360°N

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Orange

View in the early morning. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 9 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.

Fri, Aug 1 ↑9:27 pm

Aug 1, 2025
Aug 2, 2025
Rise
9:27 pm
91°E
Meridian
3:30 am
0°N
Set
9:33 am
269°W

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Orange

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Aug 2, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 6:38 amFri 5:29 pmFri 12:04 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusSat 4:25 amSat 2:29 pmSat 9:27 amGood visibility
MarsFri 9:14 amFri 9:08 pmFri 3:11 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSat 5:13 amSat 3:10 pmSat 10:12 amAverage visibility
SaturnFri 9:25 pmSat 9:36 amSat 3:31 amPerfect visibility
UranusSat 2:09 amSat 12:22 pmSat 7:16 amDifficult to see
NeptuneFri 9:27 pmSat 9:33 amSat 3:30 amDifficult to see