| Night Time: | 15 hours, 32 minutes |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | Jan 19 at 5:04 pm |
| End of Twilight*: | Jan 19 at 6:25 pm |
| Start of Twilight*: | Jan 20 at 7:16 am |
| Sunrise: | Jan 20 at 8:36 am |
One Month After the December Solstice: What’s Changing?
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, you might be looking forward to more daylight. We take a look at how things are changing north and south of the equator.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Montfoort. 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 Montfoort, Jan 19 – Jan 20, 2026
Mercury rise and set in Montfoort
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 2 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
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Venus rise and set in Montfoort
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Venus is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Mon, Jan 19 ↓5:13 pm
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Jupiter rise and set in Montfoort
Up most of the night.
Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Tue, Jan 20 ↓8:15 am
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Saturn rise and set in Montfoort
View after sunset.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Mon, Jan 19 ↓10:25 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Montfoort
View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can be seen for more than 11 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.
Tue, Jan 20 ↓4:15 am
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Neptune rise and set in Montfoort
View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Very faint, use binoculars.
Mon, Jan 19 ↓10:41 pm
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Planets Visible in Montfoort
| Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Jan 20, 2026 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 8:51 am | Tue 4:49 pm | Tue 12:49 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 8:56 am | Mon 5:13 pm | Mon 1:04 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Tue 8:38 am | Tue 4:43 pm | Tue 12:40 pm | Not visible |
| Jupiter | Mon 3:53 pm | Tue 8:15 am | Tue 12:04 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 10:51 am | Mon 10:25 pm | Mon 4:38 pm | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Mon 12:34 pm | Tue 4:15 am | Mon 8:24 pm | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Mon 10:49 am | Mon 10:41 pm | Mon 4:45 pm | Very difficult to see |
