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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Kanton, Phoenix Islands, Kiribati

Moon: 56.0%
Third Quarter
Night Time:11 hours, 53 minutes
Sunset:Mar 20 at 6:37 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 20 at 7:22 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 21 at 5:45 am
Sunrise:Mar 21 at 6:30 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of KantonLocation

Rare Chance to Spot Venus as a Morning and Evening Star

Skywatchers in northern latitudes can witness the rare event of Venus being visible in both the evening and morning sky on the same night.

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Tonight's Sky in Kanton, Mar 21 – Mar 22, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Kanton

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Fri, Mar 21 ↓6:53 pm

Mar 21, 2025
Mar 22, 2025

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Mars rise and set in Kanton

View after sunset.

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

Sat, Mar 22 ↓1:57 am

Mar 21, 2025
Mar 22, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Kanton

View after sunset.

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

Fri, Mar 21 ↓11:20 pm

Mar 21, 2025
Mar 22, 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Kanton

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Saturn is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sat, Mar 22 ↑6:03 am

Mar 21, 2025
Mar 22, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Kanton

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, Mar 21 ↓9:56 pm

Mar 21, 2025
Mar 22, 2025

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Planets Visible in Kanton

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 22, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 6:54 amFri 6:53 pmFri 12:53 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusSat 6:27 amSat 6:25 pmSat 12:26 pmNot visible
MarsFri 2:04 pmSat 1:57 amFri 8:01 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterFri 11:26 amFri 11:20 pmFri 5:23 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnSat 6:03 amSat 6:08 pmSat 12:06 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusFri 10:01 amFri 9:56 pmFri 3:59 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSat 6:27 amSat 6:30 pmSat 12:28 pmVery close to Sun, not visible