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

Moon: 84.9%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:7 hours, 47 minutes
Sunset:Jul 14 at 9:37 pm
End of Twilight*:Jul 14 at 11:28 pm
Start of Twilight*:Jul 15 at 3:33 am
Sunrise:Jul 15 at 5:24 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Paderborn, Jul 14 – Jul 15, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Paderborn

Try after sunset.

Mercury sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Mon, Jul 14 ↓10:18 pm

Jul 14, 2025
Jul 15, 2025
Meridian
3:01 pm
180°S
Set
10:18 pm
294°WNW
Rise
7:41 am
66°ENE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Paderborn

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.

Tue, Jul 15 ↑2:38 am

Jul 14, 2025
Jul 15, 2025
Set
6:24 pm
304°NW
Rise
2:38 am
56°NE
Meridian
10:32 am
180°S

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Paderborn

View after sunset.

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

Mon, Jul 14 ↓11:38 pm

Jul 14, 2025
Jul 15, 2025
Meridian
5:02 pm
180°S
Set
11:38 pm
281°W
Rise
10:26 am
79°E

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Paderborn

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

Jupiter is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Tue, Jul 15 ↑4:11 am

Jul 14, 2025
Jul 15, 2025
Meridian
12:28 pm
180°S
Set
8:43 pm
310°NW
Rise
4:11 am
50°NE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Paderborn

View in the early morning.

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

Tue, Jul 15 ↑12:06 am

Jul 14, 2025
Jul 15, 2025
Set
12:02 pm
269°W
Rise
12:06 am
91°E
Meridian
6:02 am
180°S
Set
11:58 am
269°W

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Paderborn

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.

Tue, Jul 15 ↑1:51 am

Jul 14, 2025
Jul 15, 2025
Set
5:41 pm
304°NW
Rise
1:51 am
56°NE
Meridian
9:44 am
180°S

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Paderborn

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.

Tue, Jul 15 ↑12:01 am

Jul 14, 2025
Jul 15, 2025
Set
12:06 pm
270°W
Rise
12:01 am
90°E
Meridian
6:01 am
180°S

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Paderborn

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jul 14, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 7:44 amMon 10:18 pmMon 3:01 pmVery difficult to see
VenusTue 2:38 amTue 6:26 pmTue 10:32 amGood visibility
MarsMon 10:26 amMon 11:38 pmMon 5:02 pmAverage visibility
JupiterTue 4:11 amTue 8:40 pmTue 12:26 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 12:06 amTue 11:58 amTue 6:02 amGreat visibility
UranusTue 1:51 amTue 5:37 pmTue 9:44 amDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 12:01 amTue 12:02 pmTue 6:01 amDifficult to see