| Night Time: | 12 hours, 18 minutes |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | 10 sep 17:44 |
| End of Twilight*: | 10 sep 18:38 |
| Start of Twilight*: | 11 sep 05:07 |
| Sunrise: | 11 sep 06:01 |
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 Wollongong. 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 Wollongong, 10 sep – 11 sep 2025
Mercury rise and set in Wollongong
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 4 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 Wollongong
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.
do 11 sep ↑04:45
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Mars rise and set in Wollongong
View after sunset.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
wo 10 sep ↓20:25
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Jupiter rise and set in Wollongong
View before sunrise.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
do 11 sep ↑03:02
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Saturn rise and set in Wollongong
Up most of the night.
Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
wo 10 sep ↑18:29
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Uranus rise and set in Wollongong
View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can be seen for more than 6 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.
wo 10 sep ↑23:30
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Neptune rise and set in Wollongong
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.
wo 10 sep ↑18:39
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Planets Visible in Wollongong
| Planetrise/Planetset, don 11 sep 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | don 06:03 | don 17:32 | don 11:47 | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | don 04:45 | don 15:24 | don 10:04 | Fairly good visibility |
| Mars | woe 07:34 | woe 20:25 | woe 13:59 | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | don 03:02 | don 12:58 | don 08:00 | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | woe 18:29 | don 06:47 | don 00:38 | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | woe 23:30 | don 09:37 | don 04:33 | Average visibility |
| Neptune | woe 18:39 | don 06:47 | don 00:43 | Slightly difficult to see |
