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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Buffalo Head, Alaska, USA

Night Time

7 hours, 11 minutes

Sun, Jun 9 at 11:51 pm – Mon, Jun 10 at 7:02 am

Visible night of Jun 9 – Jun 10, 2024

Mercury: From Mon 6:44 am
Venus: Until Sun 11:57 pm
Mars: From Mon 5:04 am
Jupiter: From Mon 6:15 am
Saturn: From Mon 4:00 am
Uranus: From Mon 5:48 am
Neptune: From Mon 4:13 am
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Tonight's Sky in Buffalo Head, Jun 9 – Jun 10, 2024 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Buffalo Head

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

Mercury is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Mon, Jun 10 ↑6:44 am

Jun 9, 2024
Jun 10, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Buffalo Head

View before sunrise.

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

Mon, Jun 10 ↑5:04 am

Jun 9, 2024
Jun 10, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Buffalo Head

Try before sunrise.

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

Mon, Jun 10 ↑6:15 am

Jun 9, 2024
Jun 10, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Buffalo Head

View before sunrise.

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

Mon, Jun 10 ↑4:00 am

Jun 9, 2024
Jun 10, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Buffalo Head

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.

Mon, Jun 10 ↑5:48 am

Jun 9, 2024
Jun 10, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Buffalo Head

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.

Mon, Jun 10 ↑4:13 am

Jun 9, 2024
Jun 10, 2024

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Planets Visible in Buffalo Head

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jun 10, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 6:44 amMon 11:31 pmMon 3:06 pmDifficult to see
VenusSun 7:08 amSun 11:57 pmSun 3:32 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsMon 5:04 amMon 7:09 pmMon 12:06 pmAverage visibility
JupiterMon 6:15 amMon 10:15 pmMon 2:15 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 4:00 amMon 3:02 pmMon 9:31 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 5:48 amMon 9:27 pmMon 1:37 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 4:13 amMon 4:06 pmMon 10:09 amVery difficult to see