Tue, Oct 15 at 7:52 pm - Wed, Oct 16 at 6:37 am
10 hours, 45 minutes
Mercury: Until Tue 10:04 pm
Venus: Until Tue 9:16 pm
Mars: From Wed 6:11 am
Jupiter: Until Wed 12:50 am
Saturn: Until Wed 2:33 am
Uranus: From Tue 8:53 pm
Neptune: Until Wed 5:32 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 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.
Tue, Oct 15 ↓10:04 pm
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View just after sunset.
Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Tue, Oct 15 ↓9:16 pm
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Mars is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Wed, Oct 16 ↑6:11 am
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View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Wed, Oct 16 ↓12:50 am
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View after sunset.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Wed, Oct 16 ↓2:33 am
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Up most of the night. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. You may need binoculars.
Tue, Oct 15 ↑8:53 pm
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After sunset and most of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset. Very faint, use binoculars.
Wed, Oct 16 ↓5:32 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 15, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 7:25 am | Tue 10:04 pm | Tue 2:44 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Tue 7:22 am | Tue 9:16 pm | Tue 2:18 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Mars | Wed 6:11 am | Wed 6:33 pm | Wed 12:22 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Tue 9:36 am | Wed 12:50 am | Tue 5:13 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Tue 11:23 am | Wed 2:33 am | Tue 6:58 pm | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Tue 8:53 pm | Wed 7:19 am | Wed 2:06 am | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Tue 4:40 pm | Wed 5:32 am | Tue 11:06 pm | Difficult to see |
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