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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Gijón, Asturias, Spain (Xixón)

Moon: 72.8%
Waxing Gibbous
Night Time:9 hours, 36 minutes
Sunset:May 6 at 9:30 pm
End of Twilight*:May 6 at 10:42 pm
Start of Twilight*:May 7 at 5:55 am
Sunrise:May 7 at 7:07 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of GijónLocation

A Good Chance to See Shooting Stars

The Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower peaks around the nights of May 5–6 and 6–7.

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Tonight's Sky in Gijón, May 6 – May 7, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Gijón

Try before sunrise.

Mercury rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Wed, May 7 ↑6:26 am

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Meridian
12:55 pm
180°S
Set
7:24 pm
280°W
Rise
6:26 am
80°E

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Gijón

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, May 7 ↑5:26 am

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Set
5:47 pm
273°W
Rise
5:26 am
87°E
Meridian
11:35 am
180°S

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Gijón

View after sunset.

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

Wed, May 7 ↓3:31 am

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Rise
12:44 pm
61°ENE
Meridian
8:08 pm
180°S
Set
3:31 am
299°WNW

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Gijón

View after sunset.

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

Wed, May 7 ↓12:29 am

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Meridian
4:51 pm
180°S
Set
12:29 am
303°WNW
Rise
9:10 am
57°ENE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Gijón

View before sunrise.

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

Wed, May 7 ↑5:25 am

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Set
5:14 pm
267°W
Rise
5:25 am
93°E
Meridian
11:18 am
180°S

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Gijón

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Tue, May 6 ↓10:21 pm

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Meridian
3:01 pm
180°S
Set
10:21 pm
298°WNW
Rise
7:38 am
62°ENE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Gijón

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.

Wed, May 7 ↑5:27 am

May 6, 2025
May 7, 2025
Set
5:30 pm
270°W
Rise
5:27 am
90°E
Meridian
11:27 am
180°S

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Gijón

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 7, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:26 amWed 7:27 pmWed 12:56 pmDifficult to see
VenusWed 5:26 amWed 5:44 pmWed 11:35 amGreat visibility
MarsTue 12:44 pmWed 3:31 amTue 8:08 pmAverage visibility
JupiterTue 9:13 amWed 12:29 amTue 4:51 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 5:25 amWed 5:11 pmWed 11:18 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 7:41 amTue 10:21 pmTue 3:01 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 5:27 amWed 5:27 pmWed 11:27 amVery difficult to see