5 hours, 19 minutes
Thu, May 2 at 11:48 pm – Fri, May 3 at 5:07 am
Visible tonight, May 2 – May 3, 2024
| Venus: | Slightly difficult to see | |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter: | Until Fri 1:18 am | |
| Uranus: | ↓ Fri 1:07 am | ↑ Fri 5:04 am |
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Tonight's Sky in Aasiaat, May 2 – May 3, 2024 (3 planets visible)
Venus rise and set in Aasiaat
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Venus is just 9 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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Jupiter rise and set in Aasiaat
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Jupiter is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Fri, May 3 ↓1:18 am
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Uranus rise and set in Aasiaat
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Fri, May 3 ↓1:07 am
Fri, May 3 ↑5:04 am
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Planets Visible in Aasiaat
| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 2, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 6:00 am | Fri 7:51 pm | Fri 12:56 pm | Not visible |
| Venus | Fri 5:36 am | Fri 10:20 pm | Fri 1:56 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Fri 5:51 am | Fri 5:57 pm | Fri 11:53 am | Not visible |
| Jupiter | Thu 5:16 am | Fri 1:18 am | Thu 3:16 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Saturn | Fri 6:03 am | Fri 3:52 pm | Fri 10:58 am | Not visible |
| Uranus | Thu 5:08 am | Fri 1:07 am | Thu 3:07 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Fri 5:52 am | Fri 5:31 pm | Fri 11:42 am | Not visible |
