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Night Sky Tonight in Oberursel (Taunus), Hesse, Germany

Moon: 82.0%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:8 hours, 1 minute
Sunset:Jul 14 at 9:31 pm
End of Twilight*:Jul 14 at 11:13 pm
Start of Twilight*:Jul 15 at 3:50 am
Sunrise:Jul 15 at 5:32 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Oberursel (Taunus), Jul 14 – Jul 15, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Oberursel (Taunus)

Try after sunset.

Mercury sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Mon, Jul 14 ↓10:14 pm

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Venus rise and set in Oberursel (Taunus)

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.

Tue, Jul 15 ↑2:45 am

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Mars rise and set in Oberursel (Taunus)

View after sunset.

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

Mon, Jul 14 ↓11:37 pm

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Jupiter rise and set in Oberursel (Taunus)

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

Jupiter is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Tue, Jul 15 ↑4:20 am

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Saturn rise and set in Oberursel (Taunus)

View in the early morning.

Saturn can be seen for more than 5 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Tue, Jul 15 ↑12:07 am

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Uranus rise and set in Oberursel (Taunus)

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.

Tue, Jul 15 ↑1:58 am

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Neptune rise and set in Oberursel (Taunus)

View in the early morning. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 5 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.

Tue, Jul 15 ↑12:01 am

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Planets Visible in Oberursel (Taunus)

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Jul 15, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 7:49 amMon 10:14 pmMon 3:02 pmDifficult to see
VenusTue 2:45 amTue 6:20 pmTue 10:33 amGood visibility
MarsMon 10:29 amMon 11:37 pmMon 5:03 pmAverage visibility
JupiterTue 4:20 amTue 8:33 pmTue 12:26 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 12:07 amTue 11:59 amTue 6:03 amGreat visibility
UranusTue 1:58 amTue 5:31 pmTue 9:44 amDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 12:01 amTue 12:03 pmTue 6:02 amDifficult to see