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Night Sky Tonight in Hamilton, New Zealand (Kirikiriroa)

Moon: 7.9%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:14 hours, 7 minutes
Sunset:May 23 at 5:12 pm
End of Twilight*:May 23 at 6:13 pm
Start of Twilight*:May 24 at 6:18 am
Sunrise:May 24 at 7:19 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of HamiltonLocation

May 23: Three Solar System Bodies in Alignment

Venus, the Moon, and Saturn will line up in the sky before sunrise.

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Tonight's Sky in Hamilton, May 24 – May 25, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Hamilton

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mercury is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sun, May 25 ↑6:47 am

May 24, 2025
May 25, 2025

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Venus rise and set in Hamilton

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.

Sun, May 25 ↑3:30 am

May 24, 2025
May 25, 2025

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Mars rise and set in Hamilton

View after sunset.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Sat, May 24 ↓10:37 pm

May 24, 2025
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Jupiter rise and set in Hamilton

View just after sunset.

Jupiter is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Sat, May 24 ↓6:39 pm

May 24, 2025
May 25, 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Hamilton

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Sun, May 25 ↑2:03 am

May 24, 2025
May 25, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Hamilton

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 5 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sun, May 25 ↑6:50 am

May 24, 2025
May 25, 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Hamilton

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

Sun, May 25 ↑2:13 am

May 24, 2025
May 25, 2025

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Planets Visible in Hamilton

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 25, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 6:47 amSun 4:49 pmSun 11:49 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 3:30 amSun 3:02 pmSun 9:16 amGreat visibility
MarsSat 12:23 pmSat 10:37 pmSat 5:30 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSat 9:09 amSat 6:39 pmSat 1:54 pmAverage visibility
SaturnSun 2:03 amSun 2:19 pmSun 8:11 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:50 amSun 4:48 pmSun 11:49 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 2:13 amSun 2:19 pmSun 8:16 amVery difficult to see