First Eclipse of 2025
On March 13–14 the Moon will pass through the center of Earth’s shadow in space, producing a total lunar eclipse .
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Balsas. The Moon and planets have been enlarged slightly for clarity. On mobile devices, tap to steer the map by pointing your device at the sky. Need some help?
Tonight's Sky in Balsas, Mar 13 – Mar 14, 2025
Mercury rise and set in Balsas
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Mercury is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Thu, Mar 13 ↓7:05 pm
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Venus rise and set in Balsas
Try after sunset.
Venus sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Thu, Mar 13 ↓6:49 pm
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Mars rise and set in Balsas
View after sunset.
Mars can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Fri, Mar 14 ↓1:47 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Balsas
View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Thu, Mar 13 ↓11:15 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Balsas
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Saturn is just 2 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Fri, Mar 14 ↑6:05 am
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Uranus rise and set in Balsas
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 13 ↓9:55 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Balsas
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Neptune is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Thu, Mar 13 ↓6:39 pm
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Planets Visible in Balsas
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Mar 14, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 7:09 am | Thu 7:05 pm | Thu 1:07 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 6:59 am | Thu 6:49 pm | Thu 12:54 pm | Average visibility |
Mars | Thu 2:12 pm | Fri 1:47 am | Thu 8:00 pm | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Thu 11:36 am | Thu 11:15 pm | Thu 5:25 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Fri 6:05 am | Fri 6:13 pm | Fri 12:09 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Uranus | Thu 10:13 am | Thu 9:55 pm | Thu 4:04 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Thu 6:35 am | Thu 6:39 pm | Thu 12:37 pm | Extremely difficult to see |