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Night Sky Tonight in Mbabane, Eswatini

Moon: 34.0%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:13 hours, 31 minutes
Sunset:19 jun 17:11
End of Twilight*:19 jun 18:05
Start of Twilight*:20 jun 05:48
Sunrise:20 jun 06:42

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Mbabane, 19 jun – 20 jun 2025

Mercury rise and set in Mbabane

View just after sunset.

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

do 19 jun ↓18:42

19 jun 2025
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Venus rise and set in Mbabane

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.

vr 20 jun ↑03:16

19 jun 2025
20 jun 2025

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Mars rise and set in Mbabane

View after sunset.

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

do 19 jun ↓21:55

19 jun 2025
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Jupiter rise and set in Mbabane

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Jupiter is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

do 19 jun ↓17:26

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Saturn rise and set in Mbabane

View before sunrise.

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

vr 20 jun ↑00:05

19 jun 2025
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Uranus rise and set in Mbabane

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 29 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.

vr 20 jun ↑04:27

19 jun 2025
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Neptune rise and set in Mbabane

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.

vr 20 jun ↑00:08

19 jun 2025
20 jun 2025

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Planets Visible in Mbabane

 Planetrise/Planetset, vri 20 jun 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
Mercurydon 08:16don 18:42don 13:29Average visibility
Venusvri 03:16vri 14:27vri 08:52Good visibility
Marsdon 10:40don 21:55don 16:18Average visibility
Jupiterdon 07:00don 17:26don 12:13Very difficult to see
Saturnvri 00:05vri 12:14vri 06:09Average visibility
Uranusvri 04:27vri 15:09vri 09:48Very difficult to see
Neptunevri 00:08vri 12:13vri 06:10Very difficult to see