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Night Sky Tonight in Juba, South Sudan

Moon: 99.0%
Full Moon
Night Time:12 hours, 9 minutes
Sunset:Dec 3 at 5:39 pm
End of Twilight*:Dec 3 at 6:27 pm
Start of Twilight*:Dec 4 at 4:59 am
Sunrise:Dec 4 at 5:48 am

*Nautical twilight

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Coming Up in December

Nights are at their darkest in the Northern Hemisphere, and the Full Moon rides high in the sky. Meanwhile, the Southern Hemisphere enjoys long, bright evenings.

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Tonight's Sky in Juba, Dec 3 – Dec 4, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Juba

View just before sunrise.

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

Thu, Dec 4 ↑4:23 am

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Dec 4, 2025

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Venus rise and set in Juba

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Venus is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Thu, Dec 4 ↑5:14 am

Dec 3, 2025
Dec 4, 2025

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Mars rise and set in Juba

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mars is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Wed, Dec 3 ↓6:18 pm

Dec 3, 2025
Dec 4, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Juba

View in the early morning.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 9 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Wed, Dec 3 ↑8:37 pm

Dec 3, 2025
Dec 4, 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Juba

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Thu, Dec 4 ↓12:48 am

Dec 3, 2025
Dec 4, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Juba

Up most of the night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. You may need binoculars.

Thu, Dec 4 ↓4:57 am

Dec 3, 2025
Dec 4, 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Juba

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Thu, Dec 4 ↓1:03 am

Dec 3, 2025
Dec 4, 2025

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Planets Visible in Juba

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Dec 4, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:23 amThu 4:17 pmThu 10:20 amAverage visibility
VenusThu 5:14 amThu 5:05 pmThu 11:10 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 6:30 amWed 6:18 pmWed 12:24 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterWed 8:37 pmThu 8:55 amThu 2:46 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 12:48 pmThu 12:48 amWed 6:48 pmGreat visibility
UranusWed 4:40 pmThu 4:57 amWed 10:48 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 1:01 pmThu 1:03 amWed 7:02 pmDifficult to see