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? Mercury is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it. Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find. Mars is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset. Saturn is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset.
Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. You may need binoculars. Neptune can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Very faint, use binoculars. With surface gravity, moons, current phase, type, and more. Check the best dates and timings to see shooting stars from your location. Icy leftovers from the birth of the solar system. Sign in. Moon: The Moon meets Mars: they will have one of their closest approaches this year on February 9.
Loading stars Mercury rise and set in Windhoek Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see. Mercury Time:. Venus rise and set in Windhoek View after sunset.
Venus Time:. Mars rise and set in Windhoek After sunset and most of the night. Mars Time:. Jupiter rise and set in Windhoek View after sunset. Jupiter Time:. Saturn rise and set in Windhoek View just after sunset. Saturn Time:. Uranus rise and set in Windhoek View after sunset. Bring binoculars. Uranus Time:. Neptune rise and set in Windhoek View after sunset.
