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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Helsinki, Finland (Helsingfors)

Night Time

10 hours, 58 minutes

Thu, Mar 28 at 6:55 pm – Fri, Mar 29 at 5:53 am

Visible tonight, Mar 28 – Mar 29, 2024

Mercury: ↓ Thu 9:05 pm ↑ Fri 5:45 am
Venus: From Fri 5:51 am
Mars: From Fri 5:33 am
Jupiter: Until Thu 10:56 pm
Saturn: From Fri 5:45 am
Uranus: Until Thu 11:26 pm
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Tonight's Sky in Helsinki, Mar 28 – Mar 29, 2024 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Helsinki

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

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

Thu, Mar 28 ↓9:05 pm
Fri, Mar 29 ↑5:45 am

Mar 28, 2024
Mar 29, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Helsinki

Try before sunrise.

Venus rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Fri, Mar 29 ↑5:51 am

Mar 28, 2024
Mar 29, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Helsinki

Try before sunrise.

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

Fri, Mar 29 ↑5:33 am

Mar 28, 2024
Mar 29, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Helsinki

View after sunset.

Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Thu, Mar 28 ↓10:56 pm

Mar 28, 2024
Mar 29, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Helsinki

Try before sunrise.

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

Fri, Mar 29 ↑5:45 am

Mar 28, 2024
Mar 29, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Helsinki

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.

Thu, Mar 28 ↓11:26 pm

Mar 28, 2024
Mar 29, 2024

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Planets Visible in Helsinki

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Mar 28, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:49 amThu 9:05 pmThu 1:26 pmDifficult to see
VenusFri 5:51 amFri 4:55 pmFri 11:22 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 5:33 amFri 3:07 pmFri 10:20 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterThu 6:47 amThu 10:56 pmThu 2:52 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 5:45 amFri 3:58 pmFri 10:52 amExtremely difficult to see
UranusThu 6:48 amThu 11:26 pmThu 3:07 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneFri 5:55 amFri 5:34 pmFri 11:44 amNot visible