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Night Sky Tonight in Mercedes, Uruguay

Moon: 1.6%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:13 hours, 41 minutes
Sunset:Jul 23 at 6:08 pm
End of Twilight*:Jul 23 at 7:04 pm
Start of Twilight*:Jul 24 at 6:52 am
Sunrise:Jul 24 at 7:48 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Mercedes, Jul 23 – Jul 24, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Mercedes

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Wed, Jul 23 ↓7:14 pm

Jul 23, 2025
Jul 24, 2025
Meridian
1:46 pm
0°N
Set
7:14 pm
285°WNW
Rise
8:13 am
75°ENE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Mercedes

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.

Thu, Jul 24 ↑5:06 am

Jul 23, 2025
Jul 24, 2025
Set
3:14 pm
295°WNW
Rise
5:06 am
65°ENE
Meridian
10:10 am
360°N

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Mercedes

View after sunset.

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

Wed, Jul 23 ↓10:05 pm

Jul 23, 2025
Jul 24, 2025
Meridian
4:14 pm
0°N
Set
10:05 pm
274°W
Rise
10:20 am
86°E

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Mercedes

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.

Thu, Jul 24 ↑6:27 am

Jul 23, 2025
Jul 24, 2025
Set
4:26 pm
297°WNW
Rise
6:27 am
63°ENE
Meridian
11:25 am
0°N

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in Mercedes

View in the early morning.

Saturn can be seen for more than 9 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Wed, Jul 23 ↑10:47 pm

Jul 23, 2025
Jul 24, 2025
Rise
10:47 pm
92°E
Meridian
4:53 am
360°N
Set
10:58 am
268°W

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Mercedes

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.

Thu, Jul 24 ↑3:29 am

Jul 23, 2025
Jul 24, 2025
Set
1:47 pm
294°WNW
Rise
3:29 am
66°ENE
Meridian
8:36 am
0°N

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Mercedes

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.

Wed, Jul 23 ↑10:49 pm

Jul 23, 2025
Jul 24, 2025
Rise
10:49 pm
91°E
Meridian
4:52 am
360°N
Set
10:55 am
269°W

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Mercedes

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jul 23, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 8:18 amWed 7:14 pmWed 1:46 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusThu 5:06 amThu 3:14 pmThu 10:10 amGood visibility
MarsWed 10:22 amWed 10:05 pmWed 4:14 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 6:27 amThu 4:23 pmThu 11:25 amAverage visibility
SaturnWed 10:47 pmThu 10:58 amThu 4:53 amGreat visibility
UranusThu 3:29 amThu 1:43 pmThu 8:36 amDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 10:49 pmThu 10:55 amThu 4:52 amDifficult to see