Mon, May 20 at 5:08 pm - Tue, May 21 at 7:27 am
14 hours, 19 minutes
Mercury: From Tue 7:24 am
Venus: From Tue 5:27 am
Mars: Until Mon 7:11 pm
Jupiter: From Mon 6:26 pm
Saturn: From Mon 8:32 pm
Uranus: From Tue 5:18 am
Neptune: From Tue 1:25 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 before sunrise.
Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Tue, May 21 ↑5:27 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.
Mon, May 20 ↓7:11 pm
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Most of the night until sunrise.
Jupiter is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise.
Mon, May 20 ↑6:26 pm
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View in the early morning.
Saturn can be seen for more than 10 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Mon, May 20 ↑8:32 pm
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Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is just 25 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. You may need binoculars.
Tue, May 21 ↑5:18 am
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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.
Tue, May 21 ↑1:25 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 20, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 7:24 am | Tue 5:03 pm | Tue 12:14 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Venus | Tue 5:27 am | Tue 4:06 pm | Tue 10:47 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Mars | Mon 10:13 am | Mon 7:11 pm | Mon 2:42 pm | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Mon 6:26 pm | Tue 9:22 am | Tue 1:54 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 8:32 pm | Tue 11:19 am | Tue 3:55 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Tue 5:18 am | Tue 3:53 pm | Tue 10:35 am | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Tue 1:25 am | Tue 2:08 pm | Tue 7:47 am | Very difficult to see |
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