6 hours, 48 minutes
Thu, May 9 at 9:49 pm – Fri, May 10 at 4:36 am
Visible night of May 9 – May 10, 2024
Venus: | Slightly difficult to see |
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Mars: | From Fri 4:14 am |
Jupiter: | Until Thu 10:23 pm |
Saturn: | From Fri 4:05 am |
Uranus: | Until Thu 10:06 pm |
Neptune: | From Fri 4:08 am |
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Tonight's Sky in 61°55'26.7"N, 25°44'53.3"E, May 9 – May 10, 2024 (6 planets visible)
Venus rise and set in 61°55'26.7"N, 25°44'53.3"E
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Venus is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
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Mars rise and set in 61°55'26.7"N, 25°44'53.3"E
Try before sunrise.
Mars rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Fri, May 10 ↑4:14 am
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Jupiter rise and set in 61°55'26.7"N, 25°44'53.3"E
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Jupiter is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Thu, May 9 ↓10:23 pm
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Saturn rise and set in 61°55'26.7"N, 25°44'53.3"E
Try before sunrise.
Saturn rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Fri, May 10 ↑4:05 am
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Uranus rise and set in 61°55'26.7"N, 25°44'53.3"E
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Thu, May 9 ↓10:06 pm
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Neptune rise and set in 61°55'26.7"N, 25°44'53.3"E
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.
Fri, May 10 ↑4:08 am
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Planets Visible in 61°55'26.7"N, 25°44'53.3"E
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 10, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 4:43 am | Fri 6:29 pm | Fri 11:36 am | Not visible |
Venus | Fri 4:42 am | Fri 8:54 pm | Fri 12:47 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Fri 4:14 am | Fri 4:50 pm | Fri 10:31 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Jupiter | Thu 5:00 am | Thu 10:23 pm | Thu 1:41 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Fri 4:05 am | Fri 2:33 pm | Fri 9:19 am | Very difficult to see |
Uranus | Thu 4:50 am | Thu 10:06 pm | Thu 1:28 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Fri 4:08 am | Fri 3:54 pm | Fri 10:01 am | Extremely difficult to see |