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Night Sky Tonight in Puerto Ayora, Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

Moon: 45.1%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:11 hours, 51 minutes
Sunset:Nov 11 at 5:49 pm
End of Twilight*:Nov 11 at 6:36 pm
Start of Twilight*:Nov 12 at 4:53 am
Sunrise:Nov 12 at 5:40 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of Puerto AyoraLocation

Most Remote Moon Until 2043

The most extreme Earth-Moon distances occur around New Moon or Full Moon. On November 20, 2025, the Moon will be at its farthest distance for the next 18 years.

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Tonight's Sky in Puerto Ayora, Nov 11 – Nov 12, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Puerto Ayora

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 17 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Tue, Nov 11 ↓6:55 pm

Nov 11, 2025
Nov 12, 2025

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Venus rise and set in Puerto Ayora

Try before sunrise.

Venus rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Wed, Nov 12 ↑4:51 am

Nov 11, 2025
Nov 12, 2025

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Mars rise and set in Puerto Ayora

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mars is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Tue, Nov 11 ↓6:52 pm

Nov 11, 2025
Nov 12, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Puerto Ayora

View in the early morning.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 7 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Tue, Nov 11 ↑10:22 pm

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Nov 12, 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Puerto Ayora

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Wed, Nov 12 ↓2:23 am

Nov 11, 2025
Nov 12, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Puerto Ayora

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 11 ↑6:25 pm

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Nov 12, 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Puerto Ayora

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 12 ↓2:37 am

Nov 11, 2025
Nov 12, 2025

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Planets Visible in Puerto Ayora

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Nov 12, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:51 amTue 6:55 pmTue 12:53 pmDifficult to see
VenusWed 4:51 amWed 4:57 pmWed 10:54 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 6:45 amTue 6:52 pmTue 12:49 pmDifficult to see
JupiterTue 10:22 pmWed 10:22 amWed 4:22 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 2:20 pmWed 2:23 amTue 8:22 pmGreat visibility
UranusTue 6:25 pmWed 6:25 amWed 12:25 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 2:34 pmWed 2:37 amTue 8:35 pmDifficult to see