Mon, Mar 30 at 7:23 pm - Tue, Mar 31 at 7:44 am
12 hours, 22 minutes
Mercury: From Tue 5:23 am
Venus: Until Mon 8:58 pm
Mars: From Tue 1:35 am
Jupiter: From Tue 1:09 am
Saturn: From Tue 1:42 am
Uranus: Until Mon 8:22 pm
Neptune: From Tue 5:54 am
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Christchurch on a date of your choice. Use it to locate a planet, the Moon, or the Sun and track their movements across the sky. The map also shows the phases of the Moon, and all solar and lunar eclipses. Need some help?
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.
Tue, Mar 31 ↑5:23 am
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View after sunset.
Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Mon, Mar 30 ↓8:58 pm
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View before sunrise.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Tue, Mar 31 ↑1:35 am
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View before sunrise.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Tue, Mar 31 ↑1:09 am
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View before sunrise.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Tue, Mar 31 ↑1:42 am
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is just 25 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. You may need binoculars.
Mon, Mar 30 ↓8:22 pm
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Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see. Use binoculars.
Neptune is just 21 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it. Very faint, use binoculars.
Tue, Mar 31 ↑5:54 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 31, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 5:23 am | Tue 6:32 pm | Tue 11:58 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 11:56 am | Mon 8:58 pm | Mon 4:27 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Tue 1:35 am | Tue 4:33 pm | Tue 9:04 am | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Tue 1:09 am | Tue 4:09 pm | Tue 8:39 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Tue 1:42 am | Tue 4:29 pm | Tue 9:06 am | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Mon 9:56 am | Mon 8:22 pm | Mon 3:09 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Tue 5:54 am | Tue 6:38 pm | Tue 12:16 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
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