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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom

Moon: 0.3%
New Moon
Night Time:13 hours, 10 minutes
Sunset:Feb 27 at 5:48 pm
End of Twilight*:Feb 27 at 7:01 pm
Start of Twilight*:Feb 28 at 5:46 am
Sunrise:Feb 28 at 6:59 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of NewportLocation

Planet Parade 2025: Can We See All the Planets?

We were curious: How often are all the planets above the horizon at the same time, in a reasonably dark sky?

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Tonight's Sky in Newport, Feb 27 – Feb 28, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Newport

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 15 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Thu, Feb 27 ↓7:11 pm

Feb 27, 2025
Feb 28, 2025
Meridian
1:19 pm
180°S
Set
7:11 pm
267°W
Rise
7:26 am
92°E

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Newport

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, Feb 27 ↓9:05 pm

Feb 27, 2025
Feb 28, 2025
Meridian
2:10 pm
180°S
Set
9:05 pm
287°WNW
Rise
7:10 am
73°ENE

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Newport

View after sunset.

Mars can be seen for more than 11 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Fri, Feb 28 ↓5:31 am

Feb 27, 2025
Feb 28, 2025
Rise
12:21 pm
44°NE
Meridian
8:56 pm
180°S
Set
5:31 am
316°NW

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Newport

View after sunset.

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

Fri, Feb 28 ↓2:28 am

Feb 27, 2025
Feb 28, 2025
Meridian
6:23 pm
180°S
Set
2:28 am
308°NW
Rise
10:15 am
52°NE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Newport

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Saturn is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Thu, Feb 27 ↓6:44 pm

Feb 27, 2025
Feb 28, 2025
Meridian
1:09 pm
180°S
Set
6:44 pm
262°W
Rise
7:31 am
98°E

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Newport

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.

Fri, Feb 28 ↓12:48 am

Feb 27, 2025
Feb 28, 2025
Meridian
5:05 pm
180°S
Set
12:48 am
301°WNW
Rise
9:19 am
59°ENE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Newport

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Neptune is just 20 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Thu, Feb 27 ↓7:33 pm

Feb 27, 2025
Feb 28, 2025
Meridian
1:39 pm
180°S
Set
7:33 pm
268°W
Rise
7:40 am
92°E

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Newport

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Feb 27, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:28 amThu 7:11 pmThu 1:19 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 7:15 amThu 9:05 pmThu 2:10 pmFairly good visibility
MarsThu 12:21 pmFri 5:31 amThu 8:56 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterThu 10:18 amFri 2:28 amThu 6:23 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 7:34 amThu 6:44 pmThu 1:09 pmVery difficult to see
UranusThu 9:23 amFri 12:48 amThu 5:05 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 7:44 amThu 7:33 pmThu 1:39 pmExtremely difficult to see