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Night Sky Tonight in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia

Moon: 61.6%
Third Quarter
Night Time:12 hours, 39 minutes
Sunset:Jul 16 at 6:27 pm
End of Twilight*:Jul 16 at 7:16 pm
Start of Twilight*:Jul 17 at 6:17 am
Sunrise:Jul 17 at 7:06 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Katherine, Jul 16 – Jul 17, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Katherine

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 21 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Jul 16 ↓7:58 pm

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Venus rise and set in Katherine

View before sunrise.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Thu, Jul 17 ↑4:08 am

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Mars rise and set in Katherine

View after sunset.

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

Wed, Jul 16 ↓10:11 pm

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Jupiter rise and set in Katherine

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

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

Thu, Jul 17 ↑6:00 am

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Saturn rise and set in Katherine

View in the early morning.

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

Wed, Jul 16 ↑11:09 pm

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Uranus rise and set in Katherine

View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.

Thu, Jul 17 ↑3:13 am

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Neptune rise and set in Katherine

View in the early morning. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 7 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.

Wed, Jul 16 ↑11:09 pm

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Planets Visible in Katherine

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Jul 17, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 8:23 amWed 7:58 pmWed 2:11 pmDifficult to see
VenusThu 4:08 amThu 3:30 pmThu 9:49 amGood visibility
MarsWed 10:20 amWed 10:11 pmWed 4:16 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 6:00 amThu 5:13 pmThu 11:37 amSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 11:09 pmThu 11:14 amThu 5:12 amGreat visibility
UranusThu 3:13 amThu 2:33 pmThu 8:53 amDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 11:09 pmThu 11:13 amThu 5:11 amDifficult to see