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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Whanganui, New Zealand (Wanganui)

Moon: 97.6%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:10 hours, 21 minutes
Sunset:Feb 13 at 8:23 pm
End of Twilight*:Feb 13 at 9:27 pm
Start of Twilight*:Feb 14 at 5:40 am
Sunrise:Feb 14 at 6:44 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Whanganui, Feb 14 – Feb 15, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Whanganui

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Fri, Feb 14 ↓8:39 pm

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Venus rise and set in Whanganui

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.

Fri, Feb 14 ↓9:40 pm

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Mars rise and set in Whanganui

After sunset and most of the night.

Mars is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset.

Sat, Feb 15 ↓3:25 am

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Jupiter rise and set in Whanganui

View after sunset.

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

Sat, Feb 15 ↓1:06 am

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Saturn rise and set in Whanganui

View just after sunset.

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

Fri, Feb 14 ↓9:27 pm

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Uranus rise and set in Whanganui

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, Feb 15 ↓12:03 am

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Neptune rise and set in Whanganui

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

Neptune is just 33 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.

Fri, Feb 14 ↓9:46 pm

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Planets Visible in Whanganui

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Feb 14, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 6:59 amFri 8:39 pmFri 1:50 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusFri 10:17 amFri 9:40 pmFri 3:58 pmGreat visibility
MarsFri 6:34 pmSat 3:25 amFri 10:59 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterFri 3:36 pmSat 1:06 amFri 8:21 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 8:41 amFri 9:27 pmFri 3:04 pmSlightly difficult to see
UranusFri 2:08 pmSat 12:03 amFri 7:05 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneFri 9:30 amFri 9:46 pmFri 3:38 pmExtremely difficult to see