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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Adis Abeba)

Moon: 1.5%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:12 hours, 16 minutes
Sunset:30 Jan, 18:30
End of Twilight*:30 Jan, 19:17
Start of Twilight*:31 Jan, 05:59
Sunrise:31 Jan, 06:46

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Addis Ababa, 30 Jan – 31 Jan 2025

Mercury rise and set in Addis Ababa

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

Mercury is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Fri, 31 Jan ↑06:25

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Venus rise and set in Addis Ababa

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.

Thu, 30 Jan ↓21:30

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Mars rise and set in Addis Ababa

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.

Fri, 31 Jan ↓05:35

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Addis Ababa

View after sunset.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Fri, 31 Jan ↓02:39

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Addis Ababa

View after sunset.

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

Thu, 30 Jan ↓20:58

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Addis Ababa

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 6 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.

Fri, 31 Jan ↓01:21

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Addis Ababa

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Very faint, use binoculars.

Thu, 30 Jan ↓21:39

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Planets Visible in Addis Ababa

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, 30 Jan 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 06:25Fri 18:03Fri 12:14Difficult to see
VenusThu 09:26Thu 21:30Thu 15:28Great visibility
MarsThu 16:57Fri 05:35Thu 23:16Perfect visibility
JupiterThu 14:07Fri 02:39Thu 20:23Perfect visibility
SaturnThu 09:04Thu 20:58Thu 15:01Average visibility
UranusThu 12:54Fri 01:21Thu 19:08Average visibility
NeptuneThu 09:39Thu 21:39Thu 15:39Very difficult to see