4 hours, 39 minutes
Wed, May 22 at 11:01 pm – Thu, May 23 at 3:39 am
Visible tonight, May 22 – May 23, 2024
Mercury: | Difficult to see |
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Venus: | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars: | From Thu 3:30 am |
Jupiter: | Extremely difficult to see |
Saturn: | From Thu 3:25 am |
Neptune: | From Thu 3:24 am |
Mars Watch
Mars is getting higher and higher in the pre-dawn sky—although it is still not visible for observers at northerly latitudes. The Red Planet will become much brighter later this year, as it heads toward opposition on January 16, 2025.
Tonight's Sky in Baker Lake, May 22 – May 23, 2024 (6 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Baker Lake
Try at night.
Can only be seen shortly, if at all, it is very close to the horizon.
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Venus rise and set in Baker Lake
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Venus is just 4 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 Baker Lake
Try before sunrise.
Mars rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Thu, May 23 ↑3:30 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Baker Lake
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Jupiter is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
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Saturn rise and set in Baker Lake
Try before sunrise.
Saturn rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Thu, May 23 ↑3:25 am
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Neptune rise and set in Baker Lake
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.
Thu, May 23 ↑3:24 am
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Planets Visible in Baker Lake
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 22, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 3:58 am | Thu 7:56 pm | Thu 11:55 am | Difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 3:49 am | Thu 10:29 pm | Thu 1:07 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Thu 3:30 am | Thu 5:18 pm | Thu 10:23 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Jupiter | Thu 3:52 am | Thu 10:21 pm | Thu 1:06 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Saturn | Thu 3:25 am | Thu 1:48 pm | Thu 8:37 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Uranus | Thu 3:40 am | Thu 9:44 pm | Thu 12:42 pm | Not visible |
Neptune | Thu 3:24 am | Thu 3:10 pm | Thu 9:17 am | Extremely difficult to see |