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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Moon: 10.7%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:11 hours, 7 minutes
Sunset:Mar 31 at 7:43 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 31 at 8:52 pm
Start of Twilight*:Apr 1 at 5:40 am
Sunrise:Apr 1 at 6:50 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of VictoriaLocation

The Crescent Moon Meets the Pleiades

At the moment, the Moon passes close to the Pleiades in the sky every month. For some parts of Europe on April 1, the Moon will occult the star cluster.

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Tonight's Sky in Victoria, Mar 31 – Apr 1, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Victoria

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Tue, Apr 1 ↑6:17 am

Mar 31, 2025
Apr 1, 2025
Meridian
12:28 pm
180°S
Set
6:34 pm
272°W
Rise
6:17 am
88°E

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Victoria

View just before sunrise.

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

Tue, Apr 1 ↑5:44 am

Mar 31, 2025
Apr 1, 2025
Meridian
12:15 pm
180°S
Set
6:42 pm
279°W
Rise
5:44 am
81°E

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Victoria

View after sunset.

Mars can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Tue, Apr 1 ↓4:22 am

Mar 31, 2025
Apr 1, 2025
Rise
12:14 pm
51°NE
Meridian
8:18 pm
180°S
Set
4:22 am
309°NW

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Victoria

View after sunset.

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

Tue, Apr 1 ↓1:28 am

Mar 31, 2025
Apr 1, 2025
Meridian
5:34 pm
180°S
Set
1:28 am
306°NW
Rise
9:36 am
54°NE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Victoria

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Saturn is just 17 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Tue, Apr 1 ↑6:30 am

Mar 31, 2025
Apr 1, 2025
Meridian
12:18 pm
180°S
Set
6:03 pm
265°W
Rise
6:30 am
95°E

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Victoria

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.

Mon, Mar 31 ↓11:37 pm

Mar 31, 2025
Apr 1, 2025
Meridian
4:04 pm
180°S
Set
11:37 pm
300°WNW
Rise
8:28 am
60°ENE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Victoria

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Neptune is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Tue, Apr 1 ↑6:36 am

Mar 31, 2025
Apr 1, 2025
Meridian
12:37 pm
180°S
Set
6:35 pm
269°W
Rise
6:36 am
91°E

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Victoria

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 31, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:17 amTue 6:27 pmTue 12:23 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusTue 5:44 amTue 6:36 pmTue 12:10 pmFairly good visibility
MarsMon 12:14 pmTue 4:22 amMon 8:18 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterMon 9:40 amTue 1:28 amMon 5:34 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 6:30 amTue 5:59 pmTue 12:15 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusMon 8:32 amMon 11:37 pmMon 4:04 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:36 amTue 6:31 pmTue 12:34 pmExtremely difficult to see