Thu, Jul 2 at 5:03 pm - Fri, Jul 3 at 8:03 am
14 hours, 59 minutes
Visible tonight, Jul 2 – Jul 3, 2020
Mercury: ↓ Thu 5:13 pm ↑ Fri 7:31 am
Venus: From Fri 5:10 am
Mars: From Thu 11:50 pm
Jupiter: From Thu 5:57 pm
Saturn: From Thu 6:29 pm
Uranus: From Fri 3:08 am
Neptune: From Thu 10:53 pm
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Tonight's Sky in Christchurch, Jul 2 – Jul 3, 2020 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Christchurch
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 5 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Thu, Jul 2 ↓5:13 pm
Fri, Jul 3 ↑7:31 am
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Venus rise and set in Christchurch
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.
Fri, Jul 3 ↑5:10 am
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Mars rise and set in Christchurch
View in the early morning.
Mars can be seen for more than 8 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Thu, Jul 2 ↑11:50 pm
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Jupiter rise and set in Christchurch
Up most of the night.
Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Thu, Jul 2 ↑5:57 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Christchurch
Up most of the night.
Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Thu, Jul 2 ↑6:29 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Christchurch
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.
Fri, Jul 3 ↑3:08 am
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Neptune rise and set in Christchurch
View in the early morning. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 9 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.
Thu, Jul 2 ↑10:53 pm
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Planets Visible in Christchurch
| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Jul 2, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 7:38 am | Thu 5:13 pm | Thu 12:26 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 5:10 am | Fri 2:59 pm | Fri 10:05 am | Great visibility |
| Mars | Thu 11:50 pm | Fri 12:09 pm | Fri 5:59 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Thu 5:57 pm | Fri 8:59 am | Fri 1:28 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 6:29 pm | Fri 9:18 am | Fri 1:53 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Fri 3:08 am | Fri 1:21 pm | Fri 8:14 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Thu 10:53 pm | Fri 11:32 am | Fri 5:13 am | Difficult to see |
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