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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Kobe, Japan

Moon: 73.0%
Waxing Gibbous
Night Time:10 hours, 15 minutes
Sunset:May 6 at 6:47 pm
End of Twilight*:May 6 at 7:48 pm
Start of Twilight*:May 7 at 4:02 am
Sunrise:May 7 at 5:03 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of KobeLocation

A Good Chance to See Shooting Stars

The Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower peaks around the nights of May 5–6 and 6–7.

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Tonight's Sky in Kobe, May 6 – May 7, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Kobe

Try before sunrise.

Mercury rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Wed, May 7 ↑4:10 am

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Set
4:52 pm
278°W
Rise
4:10 am
81°E
Meridian
10:32 am
180°S

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Kobe

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.

Wed, May 7 ↑3:06 am

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Set
3:23 pm
273°W
Rise
3:06 am
87°E
Meridian
9:13 am
180°S

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Kobe

View after sunset.

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

Wed, May 7 ↓12:46 am

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Meridian
5:45 pm
180°S
Set
12:46 am
295°WNW
Rise
10:42 am
65°ENE

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Kobe

View after sunset.

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

Tue, May 6 ↓9:39 pm

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Meridian
2:28 pm
180°S
Set
9:39 pm
299°WNW
Rise
7:15 am
61°ENE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Kobe

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Wed, May 7 ↑3:01 am

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Set
2:54 pm
267°W
Rise
3:01 am
93°E
Meridian
8:56 am
180°S

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Kobe

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Tue, May 6 ↓7:37 pm

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Meridian
12:39 pm
180°S
Set
7:37 pm
294°WNW
Rise
5:38 am
66°ENE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Kobe

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

Wed, May 7 ↑3:05 am

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Set
3:09 pm
270°W
Rise
3:05 am
90°E
Meridian
9:05 am
180°S

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Kobe

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 7, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:10 amWed 4:55 pmWed 10:32 amDifficult to see
VenusWed 3:06 amWed 3:20 pmWed 9:13 amGreat visibility
MarsTue 10:44 amWed 12:46 amTue 5:45 pmAverage visibility
JupiterTue 7:18 amTue 9:39 pmTue 2:28 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 3:01 amWed 2:51 pmWed 8:56 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 5:41 amTue 7:37 pmTue 12:39 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:05 amWed 3:05 pmWed 9:05 amVery difficult to see