Fri, Jan 18 at 9:08 pm - Sat, Jan 19 at 6:11 am
9 hours, 3 minutes
Mercury: From Sat 5:28 am
Venus: From Sat 3:01 am
Mars: Until Sat 12:07 am
Jupiter: From Sat 3:01 am
Saturn: From Sat 5:01 am
Uranus: Until Sat 12:48 am
Neptune: Until Fri 11:13 pm
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?
Currently showing previous night. For planet visibility in the coming night, please check again after 12 noon.
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Mercury is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sat, Jan 19 ↑5:28 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.
Sat, Jan 19 ↑3:01 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.
Sat, Jan 19 ↓12:07 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.
Sat, Jan 19 ↑3:01 am
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Saturn is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sat, Jan 19 ↑5:01 am
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View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. You may need binoculars.
Sat, Jan 19 ↓12:48 am
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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.
Fri, Jan 18 ↓11:13 pm
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Jan 19, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 5:28 am | Sat 8:52 pm | Sat 1:10 pm | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Sat 3:01 am | Sat 5:42 pm | Sat 10:21 am | Great visibility |
| Mars | Fri 12:37 pm | Sat 12:07 am | Fri 6:22 pm | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Sat 3:01 am | Sat 6:07 pm | Sat 10:34 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sat 5:01 am | Sat 8:09 pm | Sat 12:35 pm | Difficult to see |
| Uranus | Fri 2:05 pm | Sat 12:48 am | Fri 7:27 pm | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Fri 10:15 am | Fri 11:13 pm | Fri 4:44 pm | Very difficult to see |
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