12 hours, 47 minutes
Wed, Mar 29 at 6:22 pm – Thu, Mar 30 at 7:09 am
Visible tonight, Mar 29 – Mar 30, 2023
| Mercury: | Slightly difficult to see | |
|---|---|---|
| Venus: | Slightly difficult to see | |
| Jupiter: | Until Wed 6:30 pm | |
| Saturn: | ↓ Wed 6:36 pm | ↑ Thu 2:29 am |
| Uranus: | Until Wed 6:25 pm | |
| Neptune: | ↓ Wed 6:31 pm | ↑ Thu 5:26 am |
Venus shines as a bright ‘evening star’
Coming up: in April, Venus appears close to the Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters).
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Tonight's Sky in Dumont d'Urville Station, Mar 29 – Mar 30, 2023 (6 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Dumont d'Urville Station
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Mercury is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
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Venus rise and set in Dumont d'Urville Station
Try at night.
Can only be seen shortly, if at all, it is very close to the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
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Jupiter rise and set in Dumont d'Urville Station
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Jupiter is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Wed, Mar 29 ↓6:30 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Dumont d'Urville Station
View before sunrise.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Wed, Mar 29 ↓6:36 pm
Thu, Mar 30 ↑2:29 am
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Uranus rise and set in Dumont d'Urville Station
Try after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. You may need binoculars.
Wed, Mar 29 ↓6:25 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Dumont d'Urville Station
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Neptune is just 13 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Wed, Mar 29 ↓6:31 pm
Thu, Mar 30 ↑5:26 am
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Planets Visible in Dumont d'Urville Station
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Mar 29, 2023 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 8:48 am | Thu 6:09 pm | Thu 1:30 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Thu 12:00 noon | Thu 6:04 pm | Thu 3:03 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Down all day | Wed 6:22 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Jupiter | Wed 8:17 am | Wed 6:30 pm | Wed 1:24 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Saturn | Wed 2:32 am | Wed 6:36 pm | Wed 10:34 am | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 11:57 am | Wed 6:25 pm | Wed 3:11 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Wed 5:29 am | Wed 6:31 pm | Wed 12:00 noon | Extremely difficult to see |
