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Night Sky Tonight in Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India (Cherrapunjee)

Moon: 6.0%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:10 hours, 18 minutes
Sunset:Jun 23 at 6:16 pm
End of Twilight*:Jun 23 at 7:13 pm
Start of Twilight*:Jun 24 at 3:37 am
Sunrise:Jun 24 at 4:34 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Cherrapunji, Jun 23 – Jun 24, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Cherrapunji

View just after sunset.

Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Mon, Jun 23 ↓7:55 pm

Jun 23, 2025
Jun 24, 2025

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Cherrapunji

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, Jun 24 ↑1:49 am

Jun 23, 2025
Jun 24, 2025

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Mars rise and set in Cherrapunji

View after sunset.

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

Mon, Jun 23 ↓10:02 pm

Jun 23, 2025
Jun 24, 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Cherrapunji

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Mon, Jun 23 ↑11:24 pm

Jun 23, 2025
Jun 24, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Cherrapunji

View before sunrise. Bring binoculars (but don't look at the Sun!).

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars, but only use them when sun is down.

Tue, Jun 24 ↑2:20 am

Jun 23, 2025
Jun 24, 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Cherrapunji

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

Mon, Jun 23 ↑11:22 pm

Jun 23, 2025
Jun 24, 2025

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Planets Visible in Cherrapunji

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jun 23, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 6:16 amMon 7:55 pmMon 1:06 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 1:49 amTue 2:51 pmTue 8:20 amGood visibility
MarsMon 9:14 amMon 10:02 pmMon 3:38 pmAverage visibility
JupiterMon 4:40 amMon 6:18 pmMon 11:29 amVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnMon 11:24 pmTue 11:21 amTue 5:22 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 2:20 amTue 3:42 pmTue 9:01 amDifficult to see
NeptuneMon 11:22 pmTue 11:24 amTue 5:23 amVery difficult to see