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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Hikurangi, New Zealand

Moon: 61.8%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:10 hours, 45 minutes
Sunset:Feb 18 at 8:14 pm
End of Twilight*:Feb 18 at 9:12 pm
Start of Twilight*:Feb 19 at 6:01 am
Sunrise:Feb 19 at 6:59 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of HikurangiLocation

Planet Parade 2025: Can We See All the Planets?

We were curious: How often are all the planets above the horizon at the same time, in a reasonably dark sky?

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Tonight's Sky in Hikurangi, Feb 19 – Feb 20, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Hikurangi

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

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

Wed, Feb 19 ↓8:39 pm

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Venus rise and set in Hikurangi

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.

Wed, Feb 19 ↓9:28 pm

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Mars rise and set in Hikurangi

View after sunset.

Mars can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Thu, Feb 20 ↓3:21 am

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Jupiter rise and set in Hikurangi

View after sunset.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 4 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Thu, Feb 20 ↓1:01 am

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Saturn rise and set in Hikurangi

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Saturn is just 19 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Feb 19 ↓9:09 pm

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Uranus rise and set in Hikurangi

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.

Wed, Feb 19 ↓11:56 pm

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Neptune rise and set in Hikurangi

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset. Bring binoculars (but don't look at the Sun!).

Neptune is just 28 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. You may need binoculars, but only use them when sun is down.

Wed, Feb 19 ↓9:29 pm

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Planets Visible in Hikurangi

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Feb 20, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 7:35 amWed 8:39 pmWed 2:08 pmDifficult to see
VenusWed 10:09 amWed 9:28 pmWed 3:49 pmGreat visibility
MarsWed 6:00 pmThu 3:21 amWed 10:41 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 3:09 pmThu 1:01 amWed 8:05 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 8:31 amWed 9:09 pmWed 2:50 pmDifficult to see
UranusWed 1:42 pmWed 11:56 pmWed 6:49 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 9:15 amWed 9:29 pmWed 3:22 pmExtremely difficult to see