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Night Sky Tonight in Kigali, Rwanda

Moon: 85.8%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:12 hours
Sunset:14 jun 18:00
End of Twilight*:14 jun 18:49
Start of Twilight*:15 jun 05:11
Sunrise:15 jun 06:00

*Nautical twilight

Location of KigaliLocation

Skywatching in June

The Moon meets up with Saturn, Venus, and Mars in the second half of June.

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Tonight's Sky in Kigali, 14 jun – 15 jun 2025

Mercury rise and set in Kigali

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 17 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

za 14 jun ↓19:13

14 jun 2025
15 jun 2025

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Venus rise and set in Kigali

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.

zo 15 jun ↑02:52

14 jun 2025
15 jun 2025

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Mars rise and set in Kigali

View after sunset.

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

za 14 jun ↓22:31

14 jun 2025
15 jun 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Kigali

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Jupiter is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

za 14 jun ↓18:30

14 jun 2025
15 jun 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Kigali

View before sunrise.

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

zo 15 jun ↑00:31

14 jun 2025
15 jun 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Kigali

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 25 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.

zo 15 jun ↑04:12

14 jun 2025
15 jun 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Kigali

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.

zo 15 jun ↑00:33

14 jun 2025
15 jun 2025

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Planets Visible in Kigali

 Planetrise/Planetset, zon 15 jun 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
Mercuryzat 07:13zat 19:13zat 13:13Slightly difficult to see
Venuszon 02:52zon 14:53zon 08:53Good visibility
Marszat 10:31zat 22:31zat 16:31Average visibility
Jupiterzat 06:33zat 18:30zat 12:32Slightly difficult to see
Saturnzon 00:31zon 12:34zon 06:33Average visibility
Uranuszon 04:12zon 16:09zon 10:11Extremely difficult to see
Neptunezon 00:33zon 12:35zon 06:34Very difficult to see