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Night Sky Tonight in Udachny, Russia

Moon: 68.5%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:2 hours, 54 minutes
Sunset:Jul 17 at 12:09 am
End of Twilight*:None
Start of Twilight*:None
Sunrise:Jul 17 at 3:04 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Udachny, Jul 17

Venus rise and set in Udachny

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.

Thu, Jul 17 ↑12:38 am

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Jupiter rise and set in Udachny

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

Jupiter is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

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Saturn rise and set in Udachny

View before sunrise.

Saturn can be seen for more than 2 hours before sunrise.

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Uranus rise and set in Udachny

View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.

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Neptune rise and set in Udachny

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 2 hours before sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.

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Planets Visible in Udachny

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jul 16, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 6:39 amThu 11:13 pmThu 2:57 pmNot visible
VenusThu 12:38 amThu 8:43 pmThu 10:39 amGood visibility
MarsThu 10:05 amFri 12:01 amThu 5:04 pmNot visible
JupiterUp all dayThu 12:26 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnThu 12:09 amThu 11:53 amThu 6:01 amFairly good visibility
UranusWed 11:47 pmThu 7:39 pmThu 9:43 amDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 11:59 pmThu 12:02 pmThu 6:00 amDifficult to see