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Night Sky Tonight in Polokwane, South Africa (Pietersburg)

Moon: 0.4%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:13 hours, 5 minutes
Sunset:Jul 24 at 5:36 pm
End of Twilight*:Jul 24 at 6:27 pm
Start of Twilight*:Jul 25 at 5:49 am
Sunrise:Jul 25 at 6:41 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Polokwane, Jul 24 – Jul 25, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Polokwane

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Thu, Jul 24 ↓6:31 pm

Jul 24, 2025
Jul 25, 2025
Meridian
12:52 pm
360°N
Set
6:31 pm
283°WNW
Rise
7:08 am
77°ENE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Polokwane

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.

Fri, Jul 25 ↑3:58 am

Jul 24, 2025
Jul 25, 2025
Set
2:43 pm
293°WNW
Rise
3:58 am
67°ENE
Meridian
9:20 am
360°N

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Polokwane

View after sunset.

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

Thu, Jul 24 ↓9:18 pm

Jul 24, 2025
Jul 25, 2025
Meridian
3:22 pm
360°N
Set
9:18 pm
274°W
Rise
9:25 am
86°E

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Polokwane

View just before sunrise.

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

Fri, Jul 25 ↑5:14 am

Jul 24, 2025
Jul 25, 2025
Set
3:55 pm
295°WNW
Rise
5:14 am
65°ENE
Meridian
10:33 am
360°N

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Polokwane

View in the early morning.

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

Thu, Jul 24 ↑9:56 pm

Jul 24, 2025
Jul 25, 2025
Rise
9:56 pm
92°E
Meridian
4:00 am
0°N
Set
10:04 am
268°W

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Polokwane

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.

Fri, Jul 25 ↑2:19 am

Jul 24, 2025
Jul 25, 2025
Set
1:12 pm
292°WNW
Rise
2:19 am
68°ENE
Meridian
7:43 am
0°N

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Polokwane

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.

Thu, Jul 24 ↑9:57 pm

Jul 24, 2025
Jul 25, 2025
Rise
9:57 pm
91°E
Meridian
3:59 am
360°N
Set
10:01 am
269°W

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Polokwane

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Jul 25, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:14 amThu 6:31 pmThu 12:52 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusFri 3:58 amFri 2:43 pmFri 9:20 amGood visibility
MarsThu 9:27 amThu 9:18 pmThu 3:22 pmAverage visibility
JupiterFri 5:14 amFri 3:52 pmFri 10:33 amAverage visibility
SaturnThu 9:56 pmFri 10:04 amFri 4:00 amGreat visibility
UranusFri 2:19 amFri 1:08 pmFri 7:43 amDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 9:57 pmFri 10:01 amFri 3:59 amDifficult to see