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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Abakaliki, Ebonyi, Nigeria

Moon: 57.5%
Waxing Gibbous
Night Time:11 hours, 58 minutes
Sunset:Mar 6 at 6:39 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 6 at 7:24 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 7 at 5:52 am
Sunrise:Mar 7 at 6:37 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of AbakalikiLocation

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 Abakaliki, Mar 6 – Mar 7, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Abakaliki

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Thu, Mar 6 ↓7:46 pm

Mar 6, 2025
Mar 7, 2025
Meridian
1:42 pm
180°S
Set
7:46 pm
273°W
Rise
7:38 am
86°E

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Abakaliki

View just after sunset.

Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Thu, Mar 6 ↓8:01 pm

Mar 6, 2025
Mar 7, 2025
Meridian
1:55 pm
0°N
Set
8:01 pm
281°W
Rise
7:44 am
79°E

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Abakaliki

View after sunset.

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

Fri, Mar 7 ↓3:00 am

Mar 6, 2025
Mar 7, 2025
Rise
2:33 pm
64°ENE
Meridian
8:47 pm
0°N
Set
3:00 am
296°WNW

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Abakaliki

View after sunset.

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

Fri, Mar 7 ↓12:26 am

Mar 6, 2025
Mar 7, 2025
Rise
12:02 pm
68°ENE
Meridian
6:14 pm
360°N
Set
12:26 am
292°WNW
Rise
11:58 am
68°ENE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Abakaliki

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Saturn is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Thu, Mar 6 ↓7:00 pm

Mar 6, 2025
Mar 7, 2025
Meridian
1:00 pm
180°S
Set
7:00 pm
265°W
Rise
6:58 am
95°E

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Abakaliki

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.

Thu, Mar 6 ↓11:04 pm

Mar 6, 2025
Mar 7, 2025
Meridian
4:54 pm
360°N
Set
11:04 pm
289°WNW
Rise
10:41 am
71°ENE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Abakaliki

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Neptune is just 13 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Thu, Mar 6 ↓7:28 pm

Mar 6, 2025
Mar 7, 2025
Meridian
1:28 pm
180°S
Set
7:28 pm
269°W
Rise
7:23 am
91°E

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Abakaliki

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Mar 7, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:39 amThu 7:46 pmThu 1:42 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 7:49 amThu 8:01 pmThu 1:55 pmFairly good visibility
MarsThu 2:33 pmFri 3:00 amThu 8:47 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterThu 12:02 pmFri 12:26 amThu 6:14 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 7:01 amThu 7:00 pmThu 1:00 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusThu 10:44 amThu 11:04 pmThu 4:54 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 7:27 amThu 7:28 pmThu 1:28 pmExtremely difficult to see