The final eclipse of 2025 is a partial solar eclipse on September 21/22—you can watch it LIVE here. Only people in New Zealand and a few other parts of the Southern Hemisphere have a chance to see it in real life, so what eclipses can the rest of us look forward to? We made a list.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Ribeirinha. 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?
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.
Thu, Sep 11 ↓8:09 pm
Fri, Sep 12 ↑7:24 am
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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.
Fri, Sep 12 ↑5:07 am
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View after sunset.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Thu, Sep 11 ↓9:27 pm
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View before sunrise.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Fri, Sep 12 ↑2:32 am
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Up most of the night.
Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Thu, Sep 11 ↑8:34 pm
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View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can be seen for more than 8 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.
Thu, Sep 11 ↑11:11 pm
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Up most of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Thu, Sep 11 ↑8:33 pm
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Sep 12, 2025 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 7:19 am | Thu 8:09 pm | Thu 1:45 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 5:07 am | Fri 6:54 pm | Fri 12:01 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Mars | Thu 10:19 am | Thu 9:27 pm | Thu 3:53 pm | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Fri 2:32 am | Fri 5:10 pm | Fri 9:51 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 8:34 pm | Fri 8:21 am | Fri 2:27 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 11:11 pm | Fri 1:35 pm | Fri 6:23 am | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Thu 8:33 pm | Fri 8:32 am | Fri 2:32 am | Slightly difficult to see |
