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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Auckland, New Zealand (Tāmaki Makaurau)

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12 hours, 56 minutes

Sat, Apr 17 at 5:52 pm - Sun, Apr 18 at 6:48 am

Visible tonight, Apr 17 – Apr 18, 2021

Mercury: From Sun 6:41 am
Venus: Until Sat 6:10 pm
Mars: Until Sat 9:03 pm
Jupiter: From Sun 1:48 am
Saturn: From Sun 12:39 am
Uranus: Until Sat 6:27 pm
Neptune: From Sun 3:53 am
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Tonight's Sky in Auckland, Apr 17 – Apr 18, 2021 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Auckland

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 2 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sun, Apr 18 ↑6:41 am

Apr 17, 2021
Apr 18, 2021

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Venus rise and set in Auckland

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.

Venus is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Sat, Apr 17 ↓6:10 pm

Apr 17, 2021
Apr 18, 2021

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Mars rise and set in Auckland

View after sunset.

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

Sat, Apr 17 ↓9:03 pm

Apr 17, 2021
Apr 18, 2021

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Jupiter rise and set in Auckland

View before sunrise.

Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Sun, Apr 18 ↑1:48 am

Apr 17, 2021
Apr 18, 2021

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Saturn rise and set in Auckland

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Sun, Apr 18 ↑12:39 am

Apr 17, 2021
Apr 18, 2021

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Uranus rise and set in Auckland

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 13 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sat, Apr 17 ↓6:27 pm

Apr 17, 2021
Apr 18, 2021

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Neptune rise and set in Auckland

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only. Use binoculars.

Neptune is just 35 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Very faint, use binoculars.

Sun, Apr 18 ↑3:53 am

Apr 17, 2021
Apr 18, 2021

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Planets Visible in Auckland

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Apr 17, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 6:41 amSun 5:50 pmSun 12:16 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusSat 7:15 amSat 6:10 pmSat 12:43 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 11:40 amSat 9:03 pmSat 4:22 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSun 1:48 amSun 3:14 pmSun 8:31 amFairly good visibility
SaturnSun 12:39 amSun 2:33 pmSun 7:36 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 7:52 amSat 6:27 pmSat 1:09 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 3:53 amSun 4:22 pmSun 10:08 amExtremely difficult to see