Three “Colorful” Moons Follow March’s Blood Moon
At the beginning of March, the Moon turned red during a total lunar eclipse. Over the next few months, you’ll hear about Pink, Blue, and Strawberry Moons.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Kuching. 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?
Tonight's Sky in Kuching, Mar 21 – Mar 22, 2026
Mercury rise and set in Kuching
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.
Mercury is just 22 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sun, Mar 22 ↑5:19 am
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Venus rise and set in Kuching
View just after sunset.
Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Sat, Mar 21 ↓7:55 pm
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Mars rise and set in Kuching
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.
Mars is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sun, Mar 22 ↑5:46 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Kuching
View after sunset.
Jupiter can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Sun, Mar 22 ↓1:53 am
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Saturn rise and set in Kuching
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Saturn is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Sat, Mar 21 ↓7:03 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Kuching
View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. You may need binoculars.
Sat, Mar 21 ↓10:31 pm
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Planets Visible in Kuching
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Mar 22, 2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 5:19 am | Sun 5:20 pm | Sun 11:19 am | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Sat 7:49 am | Sat 7:55 pm | Sat 1:51 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Mars | Sun 5:46 am | Sun 5:49 pm | Sun 11:47 am | Difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Sat 1:44 pm | Sun 1:53 am | Sat 7:48 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Sat 7:01 am | Sat 7:03 pm | Sat 1:02 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Uranus | Sat 10:23 am | Sat 10:31 pm | Sat 4:27 pm | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sat 6:51 am | Sat 6:53 pm | Sat 12:52 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |












