10 hours, 21 minutes
Fri, May 3 at 7:21 pm – Sat, May 4 at 5:43 am
Visible night of May 3 – May 4, 2024
Mercury: | From Sat 4:43 am |
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Venus: | From Sat 5:24 am |
Mars: | From Sat 3:55 am |
Jupiter: | Until Fri 8:12 pm |
Saturn: | From Sat 3:16 am |
Uranus: | Until Fri 8:03 pm |
Neptune: | From Sat 3:46 am |
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Tonight's Sky in Aarîd ez Zoûq, May 3 – May 4, 2024 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Aarîd ez Zoûq
Try before sunrise.
Mercury rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Sat, May 4 ↑4:43 am
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Venus rise and set in Aarîd ez Zoûq
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or 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.
Sat, May 4 ↑5:24 am
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Mars rise and set in Aarîd ez Zoûq
View before sunrise.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Sat, May 4 ↑3:55 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Aarîd ez Zoûq
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 ↓8:12 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Aarîd ez Zoûq
View before sunrise.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Sat, May 4 ↑3:16 am
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Uranus rise and set in Aarîd ez Zoûq
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 ↓8:03 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Aarîd ez Zoûq
View before sunrise. Use binoculars.
Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.
Sat, May 4 ↑3:46 am
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Planets Visible in Aarîd ez Zoûq
Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 4, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sat 4:43 am | Sat 5:15 pm | Sat 10:59 am | Difficult to see |
Venus | Sat 5:24 am | Sat 6:39 pm | Sat 12:01 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Sat 3:55 am | Sat 4:00 pm | Sat 9:57 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Fri 6:25 am | Fri 8:12 pm | Fri 1:18 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Sat 3:16 am | Sat 2:43 pm | Sat 9:00 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Fri 6:16 am | Fri 8:03 pm | Fri 1:09 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Sat 3:46 am | Sat 3:41 pm | Sat 9:43 am | Very difficult to see |