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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Nuuk, Greenland (Godthåb)

Night Time

3 hours, 41 minutes

Mon, Jun 3 at 12:34 am – Mon, Jun 3 at 4:15 am

Visible tonight, Jun 3

Mercury: Slightly difficult to see
Mars: From Mon 3:54 am
Jupiter: Slightly difficult to see
Saturn: From Mon 3:46 am
Uranus: From Mon 4:02 am
Neptune: From Mon 3:44 am
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Tonight's Sky in Nuuk, Jun 3 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Nuuk

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Jun 2, 2024
Jun 3, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Nuuk

Try before sunrise.

Mars rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Mon, Jun 3 ↑3:54 am

Jun 2, 2024
Jun 3, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Nuuk

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Jupiter is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Jun 2, 2024
Jun 3, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Nuuk

Try before sunrise.

Saturn rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Mon, Jun 3 ↑3:46 am

Jun 2, 2024
Jun 3, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Nuuk

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Mon, Jun 3 ↑4:02 am

Jun 2, 2024
Jun 3, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Nuuk

Try before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Very faint, use binoculars.

Mon, Jun 3 ↑3:44 am

Jun 2, 2024
Jun 3, 2024

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Planets Visible in Nuuk

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Jun 2, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 4:19 amMon 10:49 pmMon 1:31 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 4:22 amTue 12:28 amMon 2:24 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsMon 3:54 amMon 6:35 pmMon 11:14 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterMon 4:16 amMon 10:57 pmMon 1:37 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 3:46 amMon 2:12 pmMon 8:59 amExtremely difficult to see
UranusMon 4:02 amMon 10:07 pmMon 1:04 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 3:44 amMon 3:32 pmMon 9:38 amExtremely difficult to see