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Night Sky Tonight in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Moon: 97.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Night Time:11 hours, 57 minutes
Sunset:9 jun 18:13
End of Twilight*:9 jun 19:01
Start of Twilight*:10 jun 05:21
Sunrise:10 jun 06:10

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Balikpapan, 9 jun – 10 jun 2025

Mercury rise and set in Balikpapan

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

ma 9 jun ↓19:06

9 jun 2025
10 jun 2025

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Venus rise and set in Balikpapan

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.

di 10 jun ↑03:05

9 jun 2025
10 jun 2025

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Mars rise and set in Balikpapan

View after sunset.

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

ma 9 jun ↓22:54

9 jun 2025
10 jun 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Balikpapan

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Jupiter is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

ma 9 jun ↓19:00

9 jun 2025
10 jun 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Balikpapan

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

di 10 jun ↑01:03

9 jun 2025
10 jun 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Balikpapan

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset. Bring binoculars (but don't look at the Sun!).

Uranus is just 20 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. You may need binoculars, but only use them when sun is down.

di 10 jun ↑04:43

9 jun 2025
10 jun 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Balikpapan

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

di 10 jun ↑01:06

9 jun 2025
10 jun 2025

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Planets Visible in Balikpapan

 Planetrise/Planetset, din 10 jun 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
Mercurymaa 07:03maa 19:06maa 13:04Slightly difficult to see
Venusdin 03:05din 15:07din 09:06Great visibility
Marsmaa 10:53maa 22:54maa 16:53Average visibility
Jupitermaa 07:00maa 19:00maa 13:00Slightly difficult to see
Saturndin 01:03din 13:06din 07:05Average visibility
Uranusdin 04:43din 16:43din 10:43Extremely difficult to see
Neptunedin 01:06din 13:09din 07:07Very difficult to see