| Night Time: | 12 hours, 52 minutes |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | 30 Jan, 18:10 |
| End of Twilight*: | 30 Jan, 19:00 |
| Start of Twilight*: | 31 Jan, 06:12 |
| Sunrise: | 31 Jan, 07:02 |
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Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Hong Kong. The Moon and planets have been enlarged slightly for clarity. On mobile devices, tap to steer the map by pointing your device at the sky. Need some help?
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Tonight's Sky in Hong Kong, 30 Jan – 31 Jan 2025
Mercury rise and set in Hong Kong
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 ↑06:45
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Venus rise and set in Hong Kong
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 ↓21:29
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Mars rise and set in Hong Kong
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 ↓06:03
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Jupiter rise and set in Hong Kong
View after sunset.
Jupiter can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Fri, 31 Jan ↓03:01
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Saturn rise and set in Hong Kong
View after sunset.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Thu, 30 Jan ↓20:50
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Uranus rise and set in Hong Kong
View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.
Fri, 31 Jan ↓01:40
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Neptune rise and set in Hong Kong
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 ↓21:36
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Planets Visible in Hong Kong
| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, 30 Jan 2025 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 06:45 | Fri 17:39 | Fri 12:12 | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Thu 09:25 | Thu 21:29 | Thu 15:27 | Great visibility |
| Mars | Thu 16:28 | Fri 06:03 | Thu 23:16 | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Thu 13:43 | Fri 03:01 | Thu 20:22 | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 09:09 | Thu 20:50 | Thu 15:00 | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 12:34 | Fri 01:40 | Thu 19:07 | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Thu 09:40 | Thu 21:36 | Thu 15:38 | Very difficult to see |
