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Night Sky Tonight in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Moon: 96.5%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:10 hours, 51 minutes
Sunset:12 jun 18:45
End of Twilight*:12 jun 19:37
Start of Twilight*:13 jun 04:43
Sunrise:13 jun 05:36

*Nautical twilight

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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 Basseterre, 12 jun – 13 jun 2025

Mercury rise and set in Basseterre

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

do 12 jun ↓19:55

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Venus rise and set in Basseterre

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 13 jun ↑02:47

12 jun 2025
13 jun 2025

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Mars rise and set in Basseterre

View after sunset.

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

do 12 jun ↓23:04

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Jupiter rise and set in Basseterre

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Jupiter is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

do 12 jun ↓19:21

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Saturn rise and set in Basseterre

View before sunrise.

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

vr 13 jun ↑00:51

12 jun 2025
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Uranus rise and set in Basseterre

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 23 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 13 jun ↑04:01

12 jun 2025
13 jun 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Basseterre

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 13 jun ↑00:51

12 jun 2025
13 jun 2025

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Planets Visible in Basseterre

 Planetrise/Planetset, vri 13 jun 2025
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Mercurydon 06:41don 19:55don 13:18Slightly difficult to see
Venusvri 02:47vri 15:20vri 09:03Good visibility
Marsdon 10:26don 23:04don 16:45Average visibility
Jupiterdon 06:16don 19:21don 12:48Slightly difficult to see
Saturnvri 00:51vri 12:50vri 06:50Average visibility
Uranusvri 04:01vri 16:55vri 10:28Extremely difficult to see
Neptunevri 00:51vri 12:53vri 06:52Very difficult to see