Thu, Mar 21 at 7:40 pm - Fri, Mar 22 at 7:33 am
11 hours, 53 minutes
Mercury: From Fri 6:34 am
Venus: From Fri 4:20 am
Mars: Until Thu 9:43 pm
Jupiter: From Thu 11:30 pm
Saturn: From Fri 1:25 am
Uranus: Until Thu 8:50 pm
Neptune: From Fri 6:19 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?
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Fri, Mar 22 ↑6:34 am
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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, Mar 22 ↑4:20 am
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View after sunset.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Thu, Mar 21 ↓9:43 pm
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View in the early morning.
Jupiter can be seen for more than 8 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Thu, Mar 21 ↑11:30 pm
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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.
Fri, Mar 22 ↑1:25 am
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is just 31 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. You may need binoculars.
Thu, Mar 21 ↓8:50 pm
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Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Neptune is just 13 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Fri, Mar 22 ↑6:19 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Mar 21, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 6:34 am | Fri 6:57 pm | Fri 12:45 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 4:20 am | Fri 6:16 pm | Fri 11:19 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Thu 12:13 pm | Thu 9:43 pm | Thu 4:58 pm | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Thu 11:30 pm | Fri 2:42 pm | Fri 7:06 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Fri 1:25 am | Fri 4:27 pm | Fri 8:56 am | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 10:12 am | Thu 8:50 pm | Thu 3:31 pm | Very difficult to see |
| Neptune | Fri 6:19 am | Fri 7:10 pm | Fri 12:45 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
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