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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Great Barrier Island, New Zealand

Moon: 11.6%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:10 hours, 17 minutes
Sunset:Nov 4 at 7:53 pm
End of Twilight*:Nov 4 at 8:54 pm
Start of Twilight*:Nov 5 at 5:09 am
Sunrise:Nov 5 at 6:10 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of Great Barrier IslandLocation

Moon–Saturn Close Approach

The Moon will be close to Saturn in the evening sky around November 10–11. Show Saturn on our Night Sky Map (below).

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Tonight's Sky in Great Barrier Island, Nov 5 – Nov 6, 2024

Mercury rise and set in Great Barrier Island

View just after sunset.

Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Tue, Nov 5 ↓9:38 pm

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Venus rise and set in Great Barrier Island

View after sunset.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Tue, Nov 5 ↓11:08 pm

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Mars rise and set in Great Barrier Island

View in the early morning.

Mars can be seen for more than 4 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Wed, Nov 6 ↑1:33 am

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Jupiter rise and set in Great Barrier Island

Most of the night until sunrise.

Jupiter is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise.

Tue, Nov 5 ↑10:42 pm

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Saturn rise and set in Great Barrier Island

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Wed, Nov 6 ↓3:45 am

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Uranus rise and set in Great Barrier Island

Up most of the night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. You may need binoculars.

Tue, Nov 5 ↑8:47 pm

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Neptune rise and set in Great Barrier Island

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Wed, Nov 6 ↓4:18 am

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Planets Visible in Great Barrier Island

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Nov 5, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:05 amTue 9:38 pmTue 2:21 pmAverage visibility
VenusTue 8:19 amTue 11:08 pmTue 3:43 pmGood visibility
MarsWed 1:33 amWed 11:24 amWed 6:28 amPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 10:42 pmWed 8:26 amWed 3:34 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 2:50 pmWed 3:45 amTue 9:17 pmPerfect visibility
UranusTue 8:47 pmWed 6:55 amWed 1:51 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 4:02 pmWed 4:18 amTue 10:10 pmDifficult to see