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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Easter Island, Chile (Rapa Nui)

Moon: 48.8%
First Quarter
Night Time:12 hours, 18 minutes
Sunset:Apr 4 at 8:11 pm
End of Twilight*:Apr 4 at 9:01 pm
Start of Twilight*:Apr 5 at 7:38 am
Sunrise:Apr 5 at 8:29 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Easter Island, Apr 4 – Apr 5, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Easter Island

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

Mercury is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sat, Apr 5 ↑7:04 am

Apr 4, 2025
Apr 5, 2025
Meridian
1:12 pm
360°N
Set
7:14 pm
269°W
Rise
7:04 am
91°E

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Easter Island

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.

Sat, Apr 5 ↑7:01 am

Apr 4, 2025
Apr 5, 2025
Meridian
1:00 pm
0°N
Set
6:52 pm
275°W
Rise
7:01 am
86°E

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Easter Island

View after sunset.

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

Sat, Apr 5 ↓2:23 am

Apr 4, 2025
Apr 5, 2025
Rise
4:02 pm
64°ENE
Meridian
9:12 pm
0°N
Set
2:23 am
296°WNW

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Easter Island

View after sunset.

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

Fri, Apr 4 ↓11:38 pm

Apr 4, 2025
Apr 5, 2025
Rise
1:11 pm
65°ENE
Meridian
6:25 pm
0°N
Set
11:38 pm
295°WNW

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Easter Island

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

Saturn is just 20 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sat, Apr 5 ↑6:55 am

Apr 4, 2025
Apr 5, 2025
Meridian
1:08 pm
0°N
Set
7:18 pm
265°W
Rise
6:55 am
95°E

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Easter Island

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.

Fri, Apr 4 ↓10:15 pm

Apr 4, 2025
Apr 5, 2025
Meridian
4:54 pm
0°N
Set
10:15 pm
291°WNW
Rise
11:28 am
69°ENE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Easter Island

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Neptune is just 15 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sat, Apr 5 ↑7:19 am

Apr 4, 2025
Apr 5, 2025
Meridian
1:26 pm
0°N
Set
7:30 pm
268°W
Rise
7:19 am
92°E

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Easter Island

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Apr 4, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 7:04 amSat 7:10 pmSat 1:07 pmDifficult to see
VenusSat 7:01 amSat 6:47 pmSat 12:54 pmFairly good visibility
MarsFri 4:02 pmSat 2:23 amFri 9:12 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterFri 1:11 pmFri 11:38 pmFri 6:25 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnSat 6:55 amSat 7:14 pmSat 1:05 pmDifficult to see
UranusFri 11:32 amFri 10:15 pmFri 4:54 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSat 7:19 amSat 7:26 pmSat 1:22 pmExtremely difficult to see