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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Port Vila, Vanuatu

Night Time

11 hours, 4 minutes

Wed, Jan 27 at 6:27 pm - Thu, Jan 28 at 5:31 am

Visible tonight, Jan 27 – Jan 28, 2021

Mercury: Until Wed 7:27 pm
Venus: From Thu 4:29 am
Mars: Until Wed 11:29 pm
Jupiter: Until Wed 6:32 pm
Saturn: From Thu 5:18 am
Uranus: Until Wed 11:22 pm
Neptune: Until Wed 8:50 pm
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Tonight's Sky in Port Vila, Jan 27 – Jan 28, 2021 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Port Vila

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.

Mercury is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Jan 27 ↓7:27 pm

Jan 27, 2021
Jan 28, 2021

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Venus rise and set in Port Vila

View just before sunrise.

Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Thu, Jan 28 ↑4:29 am

Jan 27, 2021
Jan 28, 2021

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Mars rise and set in Port Vila

View after sunset.

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

Wed, Jan 27 ↓11:29 pm

Jan 27, 2021
Jan 28, 2021

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Saturn rise and set in Port Vila

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Thu, Jan 28 ↑5:18 am

Jan 27, 2021
Jan 28, 2021

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Uranus rise and set in Port Vila

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.

Wed, Jan 27 ↓11:22 pm

Jan 27, 2021
Jan 28, 2021

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Neptune rise and set in Port Vila

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.

Wed, Jan 27 ↓8:50 pm

Jan 27, 2021
Jan 28, 2021

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Planets Visible in Port Vila

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 27, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:51 amWed 7:27 pmWed 1:09 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 4:29 amThu 5:33 pmThu 11:01 amFairly good visibility
MarsWed 12:07 pmWed 11:29 pmWed 5:48 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 5:40 amWed 6:32 pmWed 12:06 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnThu 5:18 amThu 6:13 pmThu 11:45 amExtremely difficult to see
UranusWed 11:54 amWed 11:22 pmWed 5:38 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 8:33 amWed 8:50 pmWed 2:41 pmVery difficult to see