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Night Sky Tonight in The Settlement, Christmas Island (Flying Fish Cove)

Moon: 25.8%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:12 hours, 29 minutes
Sunset:30 Haz, 17:46
End of Twilight*:30 Haz, 18:35
Start of Twilight*:1 Tem, 05:26
Sunrise:1 Tem, 06:15

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in The Settlement, 30 Haz – 1 Tem 2025

Mercury rise and set in The Settlement

View just after sunset.

Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

30 Haz Pzt ↓19:36

30 Haz 2025
1 Tem 2025

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in The Settlement

View before sunrise.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

1 Tem Sal ↑03:05

30 Haz 2025
1 Tem 2025

Venus

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Mars rise and set in The Settlement

View after sunset.

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

30 Haz Pzt ↓21:55

30 Haz 2025
1 Tem 2025

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in The Settlement

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Jupiter is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

1 Tem Sal ↑05:56

30 Haz 2025
1 Tem 2025

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Saturn rise and set in The Settlement

View in the early morning.

Saturn can be seen for more than 6 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

30 Haz Pzt ↑23:28

30 Haz 2025
1 Tem 2025

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in The Settlement

View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.

1 Tem Sal ↑03:23

30 Haz 2025
1 Tem 2025

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in The Settlement

View in the early morning. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 6 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.

30 Haz Pzt ↑23:28

30 Haz 2025
1 Tem 2025

Neptune

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Planets Visible in The Settlement

 Planetrise/Planetset, 30 Haz 2025 Pzt
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryPzt 08:01Pzt 19:36Pzt 13:49Slightly difficult to see
VenusSal 03:05Sal 14:45Sal 08:55Good visibility
MarsPzt 10:05Pzt 21:55Pzt 16:00Average visibility
JupiterSal 05:56Sal 17:24Sal 11:40Very difficult to see
SaturnPzt 23:28Sal 11:32Sal 05:30Great visibility
UranusSal 03:23Sal 14:56Sal 09:10Difficult to see
NeptunePzt 23:28Sal 11:31Sal 05:30Difficult to see
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