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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Kigali, Rwanda

Moon: 28.5%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:11 hours, 46 minutes
Sunset:Dec 24 at 6:06 pm
End of Twilight*:Dec 24 at 6:55 pm
Start of Twilight*:Dec 25 at 5:03 am
Sunrise:Dec 25 at 5:52 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of KigaliLocation

2024 Ends with a Black Moon

In most time zones, the final New Moon of the year will be the second New Moon in December—making it a Black Moon.

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Tonight's Sky in Kigali, Dec 24 – Dec 25, 2024

Mercury rise and set in Kigali

View just before sunrise.

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

Wed, Dec 25 ↑4:20 am

Dec 24, 2024
Dec 25, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Kigali

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.

Tue, Dec 24 ↓9:20 pm

Dec 24, 2024
Dec 25, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Kigali

Most of the night until sunrise.

Mars is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise.

Tue, Dec 24 ↑8:14 pm

Dec 24, 2024
Dec 25, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Kigali

Up most of the night.

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

Wed, Dec 25 ↓4:33 am

Dec 24, 2024
Dec 25, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Kigali

View after sunset.

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

Tue, Dec 24 ↓10:51 pm

Dec 24, 2024
Dec 25, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Kigali

After sunset and most of the night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset. You may need binoculars.

Wed, Dec 25 ↓3:09 am

Dec 24, 2024
Dec 25, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Kigali

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.

Tue, Dec 24 ↓11:38 pm

Dec 24, 2024
Dec 25, 2024

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Planets Visible in Kigali

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 25, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:20 amWed 4:31 pmWed 10:25 amAverage visibility
VenusTue 9:11 amTue 9:20 pmTue 3:15 pmGreat visibility
MarsTue 8:14 pmWed 8:10 amWed 2:12 amPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 4:37 pmWed 4:33 amTue 10:35 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 10:46 amTue 10:51 pmTue 4:49 pmAverage visibility
UranusTue 3:11 pmWed 3:09 amTue 9:10 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 11:35 amTue 11:38 pmTue 5:36 pmVery difficult to see