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Night Sky Tonight in Auckland, New Zealand (Tāmaki Makaurau)

Moon: 2.5%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:14 hours, 7 minutes
Sunset:May 27 at 5:14 pm
End of Twilight*:May 27 at 6:14 pm
Start of Twilight*:May 28 at 6:21 am
Sunrise:May 28 at 7:21 am

*Nautical twilight

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Venus reaches greatest elongation —its farthest distance from the Sun in the sky—on June 1.

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Tonight's Sky in Auckland, May 28 – May 29, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Auckland

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Thu, May 29 ↑7:17 am

May 28, 2025
May 29, 2025
Meridian
12:06 pm
0°N
Set
5:03 pm
297°WNW
Rise
7:17 am
63°ENE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Auckland

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.

Thu, May 29 ↑3:32 am

May 28, 2025
May 29, 2025
Set
3:00 pm
277°W
Rise
3:32 am
82°E
Meridian
9:15 am
0°N

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Auckland

View after sunset.

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

Wed, May 28 ↓10:36 pm

May 28, 2025
May 29, 2025
Rise
12:13 pm
70°ENE
Meridian
5:24 pm
360°N
Set
10:36 pm
290°WNW

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Auckland

View just after sunset.

Jupiter is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Wed, May 28 ↓6:32 pm

May 28, 2025
May 29, 2025
Meridian
1:44 pm
0°N
Set
6:32 pm
299°WNW
Rise
8:54 am
61°ENE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Auckland

View before sunrise.

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

Thu, May 29 ↑1:51 am

May 28, 2025
May 29, 2025
Set
2:09 pm
267°W
Rise
1:51 am
93°E
Meridian
7:58 am
0°N

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Auckland

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Thu, May 29 ↑6:36 am

May 28, 2025
May 29, 2025
Set
4:41 pm
294°WNW
Rise
6:36 am
66°ENE
Meridian
11:36 am
0°N

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Auckland

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.

Thu, May 29 ↑1:59 am

May 28, 2025
May 29, 2025
Set
2:10 pm
269°W
Rise
1:59 am
91°E
Meridian
8:03 am
0°N

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Auckland

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 28, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:17 amThu 5:05 pmThu 12:11 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusThu 3:32 amThu 2:58 pmThu 9:15 amGreat visibility
MarsWed 12:13 pmWed 10:36 pmWed 5:24 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 8:57 amWed 6:32 pmWed 1:44 pmAverage visibility
SaturnThu 1:51 amThu 2:06 pmThu 7:58 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 6:36 amThu 4:37 pmThu 11:36 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 1:59 amThu 2:06 pmThu 8:03 amVery difficult to see