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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Moon: 19.9%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:11 hours, 18 minutes
Sunset:Mar 25 at 6:51 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 25 at 8:19 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 26 at 4:41 am
Sunrise:Mar 26 at 6:09 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of StornowayLocation

Solar Eclipse to Strike North America and Europe

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Tonight's Sky in Stornoway, Mar 25 – Mar 26, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Stornoway

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Wed, Mar 26 ↑5:46 am

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Mars rise and set in Stornoway

View after sunset.

Mars can be seen for more than 10 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Wed, Mar 26 ↓5:01 am

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Mar 26, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Stornoway

View after sunset.

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

Wed, Mar 26 ↓1:57 am

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Mar 26, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Stornoway

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.

Tue, Mar 25 ↓11:57 pm

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Mar 26, 2025

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Planets Visible in Stornoway

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 25, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:46 amWed 6:41 pmWed 12:14 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusTue 5:08 amTue 6:57 pmTue 12:03 pmNot visible
MarsTue 10:31 amWed 5:01 amTue 7:47 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 8:16 amWed 1:57 amTue 5:07 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 6:13 amWed 5:25 pmWed 11:49 amNot visible
UranusTue 7:24 amTue 11:57 pmTue 3:40 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 6:14 amWed 6:05 pmWed 12:10 pmNot visible