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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany

Moon: 99.6%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:12 hours, 11 minutes
Sunset:Mar 14 at 6:23 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 14 at 7:38 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 15 at 5:20 am
Sunrise:Mar 15 at 6:34 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of SoltauLocation

First Eclipse of 2025

On March 13–14 the Moon will pass through the center of Earth’s shadow in space, producing a total lunar eclipse .

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Tonight's Sky in Soltau, Mar 14 – Mar 15, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Soltau

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Fri, Mar 14 ↓7:59 pm

Mar 14, 2025
Mar 15, 2025
Meridian
1:21 pm
180°S
Set
7:59 pm
282°WNW
Rise
6:38 am
78°ENE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Soltau

View just after sunset.

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

Fri, Mar 14 ↓8:06 pm
Sat, Mar 15 ↑5:59 am

Mar 14, 2025
Mar 15, 2025
Meridian
1:05 pm
180°S
Set
8:06 pm
289°WNW
Rise
5:59 am
71°ENE

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Soltau

View after sunset.

Mars can be seen for more than 10 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Sat, Mar 15 ↓4:52 am

Mar 14, 2025
Mar 15, 2025
Meridian
8:14 pm
180°S
Set
4:52 am
316°NW
Rise
11:32 am
44°NE

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Soltau

View after sunset.

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

Sat, Mar 15 ↓1:53 am

Mar 14, 2025
Mar 15, 2025
Meridian
5:39 pm
180°S
Set
1:53 am
310°NW
Rise
9:22 am
50°NE

Jupiter

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Uranus rise and set in Soltau

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.

Sat, Mar 15 ↓12:06 am

Mar 14, 2025
Mar 15, 2025
Meridian
4:17 pm
180°S
Set
12:06 am
303°WNW
Rise
8:24 am
57°ENE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Soltau

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Neptune is just 5 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Fri, Mar 14 ↓6:46 pm

Mar 14, 2025
Mar 15, 2025
Meridian
12:51 pm
180°S
Set
6:46 pm
268°W
Rise
6:51 am
92°E

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Soltau

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Mar 14, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 6:43 amFri 7:59 pmFri 1:21 pmDifficult to see
VenusFri 6:04 amFri 8:06 pmFri 1:05 pmFairly good visibility
MarsFri 11:35 amSat 4:52 amFri 8:14 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterFri 9:25 amSat 1:53 amFri 5:39 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnSat 6:45 amSat 6:00 pmSat 12:22 pmNot visible
UranusFri 8:28 amSat 12:06 amFri 4:17 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneFri 6:55 amFri 6:46 pmFri 12:51 pmExtremely difficult to see