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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Moon: 40.6%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:11 hours, 57 minutes
Sunset:Mar 22 at 7:03 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 22 at 7:57 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 23 at 6:06 am
Sunrise:Mar 23 at 7:00 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 Sydney, Mar 23 – Mar 24, 2025

Mars rise and set in Sydney

View after sunset.

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

Mon, Mar 24 ↓1:14 am

Mar 23, 2025
Mar 24, 2025
Rise
3:32 pm
60°ENE
Meridian
8:23 pm
0°N
Set
1:14 am
300°WNW

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Sydney

View after sunset.

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

Sun, Mar 23 ↓10:43 pm

Mar 23, 2025
Mar 24, 2025
Rise
12:46 pm
63°ENE
Meridian
5:44 pm
0°N
Set
10:43 pm
297°WNW

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Sydney

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Mon, Mar 24 ↑6:13 am

Mar 23, 2025
Mar 24, 2025
Meridian
12:30 pm
0°N
Set
6:44 pm
264°W
Rise
6:13 am
96°E

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Sydney

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.

Sun, Mar 23 ↓9:29 pm

Mar 23, 2025
Mar 24, 2025
Meridian
4:19 pm
0°N
Set
9:29 pm
292°WNW
Rise
11:06 am
68°ENE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Sydney

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Neptune is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Mon, Mar 24 ↑6:43 am

Mar 23, 2025
Mar 24, 2025
Meridian
12:52 pm
0°N
Set
6:58 pm
268°W
Rise
6:43 am
92°E

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Sydney

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Mar 23, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 7:14 amMon 6:49 pmMon 1:01 pmNot visible
VenusMon 7:03 amMon 6:20 pmMon 12:42 pmNot visible
MarsSun 3:32 pmMon 1:14 amSun 8:23 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterSun 12:46 pmSun 10:43 pmSun 5:44 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnMon 6:13 amMon 6:40 pmMon 12:27 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSun 11:09 amSun 9:29 pmSun 4:19 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneMon 6:43 amMon 6:54 pmMon 12:49 pmExtremely difficult to see