4 hours, 22 minutes
Thu, May 9 at 11:26 pm – Fri, May 10 at 3:49 am
Visible night of May 9 – May 10, 2024
| Venus: | Slightly difficult to see |
|---|---|
| Jupiter: | Until Fri 12:04 am |
| Uranus: | Until Thu 11:42 pm |
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Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Arctic Village. The Moon and planets have been enlarged slightly for clarity. On mobile devices, tap to steer the map by pointing your device at the sky. Need some help?
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Tonight's Sky in Arctic Village, May 9 – May 10, 2024 (3 planets visible)
Venus rise and set in Arctic Village
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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Jupiter rise and set in Arctic Village
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.
Fri, May 10 ↓12:04 am
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Uranus rise and set in Arctic Village
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Thu, May 9 ↓11:42 pm
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Planets Visible in Arctic Village
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 10, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 4:49 am | Fri 7:14 pm | Fri 12:01 pm | Not visible |
| Venus | Fri 4:16 am | Fri 10:13 pm | Fri 1:13 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Fri 4:32 am | Fri 5:22 pm | Fri 10:56 am | Not visible |
| Jupiter | Thu 4:07 am | Fri 12:04 am | Thu 2:05 pm | Difficult to see |
| Saturn | Fri 4:44 am | Fri 2:41 pm | Fri 9:42 am | Not visible |
| Uranus | Thu 4:00 am | Thu 11:42 pm | Thu 1:51 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Fri 4:34 am | Fri 4:15 pm | Fri 10:25 am | Not visible |
