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Night Sky Tonight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Moon: 87.8%
Waxing Gibbous
Night Time:10 hours, 49 minutes
Sunset:Aug 5 at 6:34 pm
End of Twilight*:Aug 5 at 7:27 pm
Start of Twilight*:Aug 6 at 4:30 am
Sunrise:Aug 6 at 5:23 am

*Nautical twilight

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The Planets This Month

A conjunction of Venus and Jupiter is the highlight of a mid-month planet parade —the pair meet in the morning sky on August 12.

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Tonight's Sky in Riyadh, Aug 5 – Aug 6, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Riyadh

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Wed, Aug 6 ↑4:50 am

Aug 5, 2025
Aug 6, 2025
Set
5:52 pm
286°WNW
Rise
4:50 am
74°ENE
Meridian
11:19 am
180°S

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Riyadh

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, Aug 6 ↑2:37 am

Aug 5, 2025
Aug 6, 2025
Set
4:07 pm
295°WNW
Rise
2:37 am
65°ENE
Meridian
9:23 am
180°S

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Riyadh

View after sunset.

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

Tue, Aug 5 ↓8:57 pm

Aug 5, 2025
Aug 6, 2025
Meridian
2:53 pm
180°S
Set
8:57 pm
271°W
Rise
8:48 am
89°E

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Riyadh

View before sunrise.

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

Wed, Aug 6 ↑3:02 am

Aug 5, 2025
Aug 6, 2025
Set
4:37 pm
295°WNW
Rise
3:02 am
65°ENE
Meridian
9:48 am
180°S

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Riyadh

View in the early morning.

Saturn can be seen for more than 8 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Tue, Aug 5 ↑9:04 pm

Aug 5, 2025
Aug 6, 2025
Rise
9:04 pm
92°E
Meridian
3:03 am
180°S
Set
9:01 am
268°W

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Riyadh

View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.

Wed, Aug 6 ↑12:08 am

Aug 5, 2025
Aug 6, 2025
Set
1:33 pm
293°WNW
Rise
12:08 am
67°ENE
Meridian
6:49 am
180°S

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Riyadh

View in the early morning. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 8 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.

Tue, Aug 5 ↑9:02 pm

Aug 5, 2025
Aug 6, 2025
Rise
9:02 pm
90°E
Meridian
3:03 am
180°S
Set
9:03 am
270°W

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Riyadh

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Aug 6, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:50 amWed 5:47 pmWed 11:19 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusWed 2:37 amWed 4:09 pmWed 9:23 amGood visibility
MarsTue 8:49 amTue 8:57 pmTue 2:53 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 3:02 amWed 4:34 pmWed 9:48 amFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 9:04 pmWed 9:01 amWed 3:03 amPerfect visibility
UranusWed 12:08 amWed 1:29 pmWed 6:49 amDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 9:02 pmWed 9:03 amWed 3:03 amDifficult to see