5 hours, 12 minutes
Sat, Jun 1 at 11:21 pm – Sun, Jun 2 at 4:33 am
Visible night of Jun 1 – Jun 2, 2024
Mercury: | From Sun 4:21 am |
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Mars: | From Sun 3:39 am |
Jupiter: | From Sun 4:22 am |
Saturn: | From Sun 3:15 am |
Uranus: | From Sun 4:04 am |
Neptune: | From Sun 3:19 am |
Shortest Lunar Month 2024
On average, it takes the Moon 29.53 days to cycle through all its phases. However, the lunar month starting at Third Quarter Moon on May 30 will last 29.19 days—around 8 hours and 10 minutes faster than average. Read the full story.
Tonight's Sky in Anchorage, Jun 1 – Jun 2, 2024 (6 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Anchorage
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.
Mercury is just 15 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sun, Jun 2 ↑4:21 am
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Mars rise and set in Anchorage
Try before sunrise.
Mars rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Sun, Jun 2 ↑3:39 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Anchorage
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.
Jupiter is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sun, Jun 2 ↑4:22 am
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Saturn rise and set in Anchorage
View before sunrise.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. It is quite close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view.
Sun, Jun 2 ↑3:15 am
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Uranus rise and set in Anchorage
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Sun, Jun 2 ↑4:04 am
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Neptune rise and set in Anchorage
View before sunrise. Use binoculars.
Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. It is quite close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view. Very faint, use binoculars.
Sun, Jun 2 ↑3:19 am
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Planets Visible in Anchorage
Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Jun 2, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sun 4:21 am | Sun 9:44 pm | Sun 1:00 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Sun 4:37 am | Sun 11:15 pm | Sun 1:55 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
Mars | Sun 3:39 am | Sun 5:57 pm | Sun 10:47 am | Difficult to see |
Jupiter | Sun 4:22 am | Sun 10:01 pm | Sun 1:11 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Sun 3:15 am | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 8:34 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Uranus | Sun 4:04 am | Sun 9:16 pm | Sun 12:40 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Sun 3:19 am | Sun 3:08 pm | Sun 9:13 am | Very difficult to see |