Mon, Oct 21 at 7:48 pm - Tue, Oct 22 at 6:22 am
10 hours, 34 minutes
Mercury: Until Mon 10:01 pm
Venus: Until Mon 9:19 pm
Mars: From Tue 5:48 am
Jupiter: Until Tue 12:15 am
Saturn: Until Tue 1:55 am
Uranus: From Mon 8:16 pm
Neptune: Until Tue 4:58 am
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Wellington 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.
Mon, Oct 21 ↓10:01 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.
Mon, Oct 21 ↓9:19 pm
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Mars is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Tue, Oct 22 ↑5:48 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.
Tue, Oct 22 ↓12:15 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.
Tue, Oct 22 ↓1:55 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.
Mon, Oct 21 ↑8:16 pm
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View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Tue, Oct 22 ↓4:58 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Oct 21, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 7:16 am | Mon 10:01 pm | Mon 2:38 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 7:13 am | Mon 9:19 pm | Mon 2:15 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Mars | Tue 5:48 am | Tue 6:20 pm | Tue 12:04 pm | Very difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Mon 9:16 am | Tue 12:15 am | Mon 4:46 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 10:59 am | Tue 1:55 am | Mon 6:27 pm | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Mon 8:16 pm | Tue 6:50 am | Tue 1:33 am | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Mon 4:09 pm | Tue 4:58 am | Mon 10:33 pm | Difficult to see |
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