5 hours, 26 minutes
Fri, May 3 at 10:18 pm – Sat, May 4 at 3:44 am
Visible tonight, May 3 – May 4, 2024
| Venus: | Slightly difficult to see |
|---|---|
| Jupiter: | Until Fri 11:39 pm |
| Uranus: | Until Fri 11:28 pm |
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Tonight's Sky in Leknes, May 3 – May 4, 2024 (3 planets visible)
Venus rise and set in Leknes
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 Leknes
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.
Fri, May 3 ↓11:39 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Leknes
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Fri, May 3 ↓11:28 pm
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Planets Visible in Leknes
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 3, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 4:34 am | Sat 6:24 pm | Sat 11:28 am | Not visible |
| Venus | Sat 4:11 am | Sat 8:54 pm | Sat 12:31 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Sat 4:22 am | Sat 4:33 pm | Sat 10:27 am | Not visible |
| Jupiter | Fri 3:57 am | Fri 11:39 pm | Fri 1:48 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Saturn | Sat 4:32 am | Sat 2:26 pm | Sat 9:29 am | Not visible |
| Uranus | Fri 3:49 am | Fri 11:28 pm | Fri 1:38 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sat 4:23 am | Sat 4:03 pm | Sat 10:13 am | Not visible |
