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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Kingston, Jamaica

Moon: 0.7%
New Moon
Night Time:11 hours, 15 minutes
Sunset:Apr 27 at 6:27 pm
End of Twilight*:Apr 27 at 7:16 pm
Start of Twilight*:Apr 28 at 4:52 am
Sunrise:Apr 28 at 5:41 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of KingstonLocation

Moon Guide for May 2025

The Moon has two planetary encounters coming up in May: a close approach with Mars around May 3–4, and an alignment with Venus and Saturn around May 23.

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Tonight's Sky in Kingston, Apr 27 – Apr 28, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Kingston

View just before sunrise.

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

Mon, Apr 28 ↑4:24 am

Apr 27, 2025
Apr 28, 2025

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Venus rise and set in Kingston

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.

Mon, Apr 28 ↑3:27 am

Apr 27, 2025
Apr 28, 2025

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Mars rise and set in Kingston

View after sunset.

Mars can be seen for more than 6 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Mon, Apr 28 ↓12:41 am

Apr 27, 2025
Apr 28, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Kingston

View after sunset.

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

Sun, Apr 27 ↓9:35 pm

Apr 27, 2025
Apr 28, 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Kingston

View before sunrise.

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

Mon, Apr 28 ↑3:36 am

Apr 27, 2025
Apr 28, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Kingston

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sun, Apr 27 ↓7:46 pm

Apr 27, 2025
Apr 28, 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Kingston

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, Apr 28 ↑3:45 am

Apr 27, 2025
Apr 28, 2025

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Planets Visible in Kingston

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Apr 28, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 4:24 amMon 4:34 pmMon 10:29 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 3:27 amMon 3:32 pmMon 9:29 amGreat visibility
MarsSun 11:39 amMon 12:41 amSun 6:10 pmGreat visibility
JupiterSun 8:29 amSun 9:35 pmSun 3:02 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnMon 3:36 amMon 3:32 pmMon 9:34 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:51 amSun 7:46 pmSun 1:18 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 3:45 amMon 3:46 pmMon 9:45 amVery difficult to see