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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Al-Ubayyid, Sudan (El Obeid)

Moon: 12.4%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:11 hours, 24 minutes
Sunset:Apr 30 at 6:14 pm
End of Twilight*:Apr 30 at 7:02 pm
Start of Twilight*:May 1 at 4:50 am
Sunrise:May 1 at 5:38 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of Al-UbayyidLocation

Moon Guide for May 2025

The Moon has two planetary encounters coming up in May: a close approach with Mars around May 3–4, and an alignment with Venus and Saturn around May 23.

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Tonight's Sky in Al-Ubayyid, Apr 30 – May 1, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Al-Ubayyid

View just before sunrise.

Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Thu, May 1 ↑4:17 am

Apr 30, 2025
May 1, 2025

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Venus rise and set in Al-Ubayyid

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, May 1 ↑3:16 am

Apr 30, 2025
May 1, 2025

Venus

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Mars rise and set in Al-Ubayyid

View after sunset.

Mars can be seen for more than 6 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Thu, May 1 ↓12:19 am

Apr 30, 2025
May 1, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Al-Ubayyid

View after sunset.

Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Wed, Apr 30 ↓9:10 pm

Apr 30, 2025
May 1, 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Al-Ubayyid

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Thu, May 1 ↑3:17 am

Apr 30, 2025
May 1, 2025

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Al-Ubayyid

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Wed, Apr 30 ↓7:20 pm

Apr 30, 2025
May 1, 2025

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Al-Ubayyid

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.

Thu, May 1 ↑3:26 am

Apr 30, 2025
May 1, 2025

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Planets Visible in Al-Ubayyid

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Apr 30, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:17 amThu 4:29 pmThu 10:23 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 3:16 amThu 3:22 pmThu 9:19 amGreat visibility
MarsWed 11:34 amThu 12:19 amWed 5:57 pmGreat visibility
JupiterWed 8:21 amWed 9:10 pmWed 2:46 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 3:17 amThu 3:15 pmThu 9:16 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 6:40 amWed 7:20 pmWed 1:00 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 3:26 amThu 3:27 pmThu 9:27 amVery difficult to see