Jan 2025: See the Planets (And a Comet?)
- Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are on display—read more about the planets this month.
- C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) might be the best comet of 2025 for observers in the Southern Hemisphere.
Tonight's Sky in Ramsey, Jan 10 – Jan 11, 2025
Mercury rise and set in Ramsey
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.
Mercury is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sat, Jan 11 ↑7:36 am
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Venus rise and set in Ramsey
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.
Fri, Jan 10 ↓8:47 pm
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Mars rise and set in Ramsey
Up most of the night.
Mars is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Fri, Jan 10 ↑4:17 pm
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Jupiter rise and set in Ramsey
After sunset and most of the night.
Jupiter is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset.
Sat, Jan 11 ↓5:56 am
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Saturn rise and set in Ramsey
View after sunset.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Fri, Jan 10 ↓9:25 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Ramsey
View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can be seen for more than 11 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.
Sat, Jan 11 ↓4:13 am
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Neptune rise and set in Ramsey
View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Very faint, use binoculars.
Fri, Jan 10 ↓10:39 pm
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Planets Visible in Ramsey
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Jan 10, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sat 7:36 am | Sat 2:46 pm | Sat 11:11 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Fri 10:23 am | Fri 8:47 pm | Fri 3:34 pm | Great visibility |
Mars | Fri 4:17 pm | Sat 9:42 am | Sat 12:59 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Fri 1:20 pm | Sat 5:56 am | Fri 9:38 pm | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Fri 10:44 am | Fri 9:25 pm | Fri 4:04 pm | Average visibility |
Uranus | Fri 12:25 pm | Sat 4:13 am | Fri 8:19 pm | Average visibility |
Neptune | Fri 10:57 am | Fri 10:39 pm | Fri 4:48 pm | Very difficult to see |