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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Moon: 1.5%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:10 hours, 10 minutes
Sunset:30 Jan, 20:24
End of Twilight*:30 Jan, 21:25
Start of Twilight*:31 Jan, 05:32
Sunrise:31 Jan, 06:33

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Adelaide, 30 Jan – 31 Jan 2025

Mercury rise and set in Adelaide

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 ↑05:57

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Venus rise and set in Adelaide

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 ↓22:21

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Mars rise and set in Adelaide

Up most of the night.

Mars is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.

Fri, 31 Jan ↓04:51

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Adelaide

View after sunset.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 5 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Fri, 31 Jan ↓02:13

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Adelaide

View after sunset.

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

Thu, 30 Jan ↓22:13

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Adelaide

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 4 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.

Fri, 31 Jan ↓01:08

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Adelaide

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 ↓22:38

30 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2025

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Planets Visible in Adelaide

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, 31 Jan 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 05:57Fri 20:09Fri 13:04Difficult to see
VenusThu 10:16Thu 22:21Thu 16:19Great visibility
MarsThu 19:26Fri 04:51Fri 00:08Perfect visibility
JupiterThu 16:17Fri 02:13Thu 21:15Perfect visibility
SaturnThu 09:31Thu 22:13Thu 15:52Average visibility
UranusThu 14:51Fri 01:08Thu 19:59Average visibility
NeptuneThu 10:23Thu 22:38Thu 16:31Very difficult to see