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

Moon: 64.5%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:10 hours, 26 minutes
Sunset:Nov 20 at 8:50 pm
End of Twilight*:Nov 20 at 9:46 pm
Start of Twilight*:Nov 21 at 6:20 am
Sunrise:Nov 21 at 7:16 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Easter Island, Nov 20 – Nov 21, 2024

Mercury rise and set in Easter Island

View just after sunset.

Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Wed, Nov 20 ↓10:33 pm

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Venus rise and set in Easter Island

View after sunset.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Thu, Nov 21 ↓12:03 am

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Mars rise and set in Easter Island

View in the early morning.

Mars can be seen for more than 5 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Thu, Nov 21 ↑1:27 am

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Jupiter rise and set in Easter Island

Up most of the night.

Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.

Wed, Nov 20 ↑10:10 pm

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Saturn rise and set in Easter Island

View after sunset.

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

Thu, Nov 21 ↓3:34 am

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Nov 21, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Easter Island

Up almost all night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun in the sky, and is, therefore, visible most of the night. This is the best time of the year to view the planet. You may need binoculars.

Thu, Nov 21 ↓7:07 am

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Neptune rise and set in Easter Island

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Thu, Nov 21 ↓4:12 am

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Planets Visible in Easter Island

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Nov 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 8:35 amWed 10:33 pmWed 3:34 pmAverage visibility
VenusWed 10:04 amThu 12:03 amWed 5:03 pmGood visibility
MarsThu 1:27 amThu 12:00 noonThu 6:43 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 10:10 pmThu 8:37 amThu 3:23 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 2:54 pmThu 3:34 amWed 9:14 pmGreat visibility
UranusWed 8:23 pmThu 7:07 amThu 1:45 amFairly good visibility
NeptuneWed 4:00 pmThu 4:12 amWed 10:06 pmDifficult to see