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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Rishra, West Bengal, India

Moon: 98.3%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:11 hours, 59 minutes
Sunset:Mar 15 at 5:45 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 15 at 6:34 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 16 at 4:56 am
Sunrise:Mar 16 at 5:44 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of RishraLocation

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 Rishra, Mar 15 – Mar 16, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Rishra

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

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

Sat, Mar 15 ↓6:47 pm

Mar 15, 2025
Mar 16, 2025
Meridian
12:34 pm
180°S
Set
6:47 pm
278°W
Rise
6:17 am
82°E

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Rishra

Try after sunset.

Venus sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Sat, Mar 15 ↓6:36 pm

Mar 15, 2025
Mar 16, 2025
Meridian
12:17 pm
180°S
Set
6:36 pm
282°WNW
Rise
5:52 am
78°ENE

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Rishra

View after sunset.

Mars can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Sun, Mar 16 ↓2:15 am

Mar 15, 2025
Mar 16, 2025
Rise
12:40 pm
62°ENE
Meridian
7:27 pm
0°N
Set
2:15 am
298°WNW

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Rishra

View after sunset.

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

Sat, Mar 15 ↓11:33 pm

Mar 15, 2025
Mar 16, 2025
Meridian
4:52 pm
180°S
Set
11:33 pm
294°WNW
Rise
10:08 am
66°ENE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Rishra

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Saturn is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sun, Mar 16 ↑5:42 am

Mar 15, 2025
Mar 16, 2025
Set
5:33 pm
265°W
Rise
5:42 am
95°E
Meridian
11:36 am
180°S

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Rishra

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 ↓10:04 pm

Mar 15, 2025
Mar 16, 2025
Meridian
3:30 pm
180°S
Set
10:04 pm
290°WNW
Rise
8:52 am
70°ENE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Rishra

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.

Sat, Mar 15 ↓6:03 pm

Mar 15, 2025
Mar 16, 2025
Meridian
12:04 pm
180°S
Set
6:03 pm
269°W
Rise
6:01 am
91°E

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Rishra

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 15, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 6:21 amSat 6:47 pmSat 12:34 pmDifficult to see
VenusSat 5:58 amSat 6:36 pmSat 12:17 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 12:40 pmSun 2:15 amSat 7:27 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterSat 10:11 amSat 11:33 pmSat 4:52 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnSun 5:42 amSun 5:29 pmSun 11:36 amExtremely difficult to see
UranusSat 8:56 amSat 10:04 pmSat 3:30 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSat 6:04 amSat 6:03 pmSat 12:04 pmExtremely difficult to see