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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Auckland, New Zealand (Tāmaki Makaurau)

Moon: 0.5%
New Moon
Night Time:9 hours, 58 minutes
Sunset:Jan 28 at 8:35 pm
End of Twilight*:Jan 28 at 9:38 pm
Start of Twilight*:Jan 29 at 5:29 am
Sunrise:Jan 29 at 6:33 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Auckland, Jan 29 – Jan 30, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Auckland

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mercury is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Thu, Jan 30 ↑5:53 am

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Venus rise and set in Auckland

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.

Wed, Jan 29 ↓10:29 pm

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Mars rise and set in Auckland

Up most of the night.

Mars is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.

Thu, Jan 30 ↓4:56 am

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Jupiter rise and set in Auckland

View after sunset.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 5 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Thu, Jan 30 ↓2:18 am

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Saturn rise and set in Auckland

View after sunset.

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

Wed, Jan 29 ↓10:24 pm

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Uranus rise and set in Auckland

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 4 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.

Thu, Jan 30 ↓1:14 am

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Neptune rise and set in Auckland

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.

Wed, Jan 29 ↓10:48 pm

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Planets Visible in Auckland

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 29, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:53 amThu 8:18 pmThu 1:06 pmDifficult to see
VenusWed 10:21 amWed 10:29 pmWed 4:26 pmGreat visibility
MarsWed 7:43 pmThu 4:56 amThu 12:19 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 4:31 pmThu 2:18 amWed 9:25 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 9:39 amWed 10:24 pmWed 4:02 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 3:04 pmThu 1:14 amWed 8:09 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 10:32 amWed 10:48 pmWed 4:40 pmVery difficult to see