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Night Sky Tonight in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Moon: 26.9%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:7 hours, 59 minutes
Sunset:Jul 19 at 9:39 pm
End of Twilight*:Jul 19 at 11:25 pm
Start of Twilight*:Jul 20 at 3:52 am
Sunrise:Jul 20 at 5:38 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Dorsten, Jul 19 – Jul 20, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Dorsten

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 19 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sat, Jul 19 ↓9:59 pm

Jul 19, 2025
Jul 20, 2025
Meridian
2:50 pm
180°S
Set
9:59 pm
291°WNW
Rise
7:38 am
69°ENE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Dorsten

View before sunrise.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Sun, Jul 20 ↑2:45 am

Jul 19, 2025
Jul 20, 2025
Set
6:42 pm
306°NW
Rise
2:45 am
54°NE
Meridian
10:44 am
180°S

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Dorsten

View after sunset.

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

Sat, Jul 19 ↓11:30 pm

Jul 19, 2025
Jul 20, 2025
Meridian
5:01 pm
180°S
Set
11:30 pm
279°W
Rise
10:31 am
81°E

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Dorsten

View just before sunrise.

Jupiter is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Sun, Jul 20 ↑4:04 am

Jul 19, 2025
Jul 20, 2025
Meridian
12:21 pm
180°S
Set
8:35 pm
310°NW
Rise
4:04 am
50°NE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Dorsten

View in the early morning.

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

Sat, Jul 19 ↑11:54 pm

Jul 19, 2025
Jul 20, 2025
Rise
11:54 pm
91°E
Meridian
5:50 am
180°S
Set
11:45 am
268°W

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Dorsten

View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.

Sun, Jul 20 ↑1:39 am

Jul 19, 2025
Jul 20, 2025
Set
5:29 pm
304°NW
Rise
1:39 am
56°NE
Meridian
9:32 am
180°S

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Dorsten

View in the early morning. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 5 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.

Sat, Jul 19 ↑11:48 pm

Jul 19, 2025
Jul 20, 2025
Rise
11:48 pm
90°E
Meridian
5:49 am
180°S
Set
11:49 am
270°W

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Dorsten

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Jul 20, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 7:41 amSat 9:59 pmSat 2:50 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusSun 2:45 amSun 6:44 pmSun 10:44 amGood visibility
MarsSat 10:31 amSat 11:30 pmSat 5:01 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSun 4:04 amSun 8:32 pmSun 12:18 pmAverage visibility
SaturnSat 11:54 pmSun 11:45 amSun 5:50 amGreat visibility
UranusSun 1:39 amSun 5:25 pmSun 9:32 amDifficult to see
NeptuneSat 11:48 pmSun 11:49 amSun 5:49 amDifficult to see