| Night Time: | None |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | None |
| Start of Twilight*: | None |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Mount Melbourne has polar day (Midnight Sun)
Comet Watch: Latest News as 3I/ATLAS Nears Earth
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reaches its closest point to Earth on December 19. We caught up with the team at the Institute of Astrophysics in Santiago, Chile.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Mount Melbourne. The Moon and planets have been enlarged slightly for clarity. On mobile devices, tap to steer the map by pointing your device at the sky. Need some help?
Tonight's Sky in Mount Melbourne, Dec 11 – Dec 12, 2025
Mercury rise and set in Mount Melbourne
Polar day
Mercury is up all of the polar day .
Dec 11, 2025
Dec 12, 2025
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Venus rise and set in Mount Melbourne
Polar day
Venus is up all of the polar day . Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Dec 11, 2025
Dec 12, 2025
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Planets Visible in Mount Melbourne
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 12, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Up all day | Thu 12:28 pm | Extremely difficult to see | |
| Venus | Up all day | Thu 1:26 pm | Extremely difficult to see | |
| Mars | Down all day | Thu 2:27 pm | Not visible | |
| Jupiter | Down all day | Thu 4:25 am | Down all night, not visible | |
| Saturn | Thu 1:21 pm | Fri 3:32 am | Thu 8:26 pm | Not visible |
| Uranus | Down all day | Thu 12:29 am | Down all night, not visible | |
| Neptune | Thu 2:11 pm | Fri 3:08 am | Thu 8:39 pm | Not visible |
