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.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Birao. 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?

Currently showing previous night. For planet visibility in the coming night, please check again after 12 noon.
Tonight's Sky in Birao, Mar 22 – Mar 23, 2025
Mercury rise and set in Birao
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Sat, Mar 22 ↓5:50 pm
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Mars rise and set in Birao
View after sunset.
Mars can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Sun, Mar 23 ↓1:19 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Birao
View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Sat, Mar 22 ↓10:39 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Birao
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Saturn is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Sun, Mar 23 ↑5:04 am
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Uranus rise and set in Birao
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.
Sat, Mar 22 ↓9:11 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Birao
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Neptune is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Sun, Mar 23 ↑5:24 am
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Planets Visible in Birao
Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Mar 23, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sat 5:41 am | Sat 5:50 pm | Sat 11:46 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Sun 5:12 am | Sun 5:26 pm | Sun 11:19 am | Not visible |
Mars | Sat 12:38 pm | Sun 1:19 am | Sat 6:59 pm | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Sat 10:02 am | Sat 10:39 pm | Sat 4:20 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Sun 5:04 am | Sun 5:01 pm | Sun 11:03 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Uranus | Sat 8:40 am | Sat 9:11 pm | Sat 2:55 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Sun 5:24 am | Sun 5:25 pm | Sun 11:25 am | Extremely difficult to see |