Big Upcoming Eclipses
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 Troll Station. 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?
Tonight's Sky in Troll Station, Sep 10 – Sep 11, 2025
Mercury rise and set in Troll Station
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
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Venus rise and set in Troll Station
Try at night.
Can only be seen shortly, if at all, it is very close to the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
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Mars rise and set in Troll Station
View after sunset.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Wed, Sep 10 ↓11:51 pm
Thu, Sep 11 ↑7:51 am
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Saturn rise and set in Troll Station
Up most of the night.
Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Wed, Sep 10 ↑7:52 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Troll Station
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.
Wed, Sep 10 ↑8:18 pm
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Planets Visible in Troll Station
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 8:59 am | Thu 6:28 pm | Thu 1:42 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 9:35 am | Thu 2:22 pm | Thu 11:58 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Wed 7:56 am | Wed 11:51 pm | Wed 3:52 pm | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Down all day | Wed 9:55 am | Down all night, not visible | |
Saturn | Wed 7:52 pm | Thu 9:08 am | Thu 2:30 am | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Down all day | Wed 6:29 am | Down all night, not visible | |
Neptune | Wed 8:18 pm | Thu 8:51 am | Thu 2:34 am | Slightly difficult to see |