6 hours, 47 minutes
Sat, May 4 at 10:02 pm – Sun, May 5 at 4:49 am
Visible tonight, May 4 – May 5, 2024
Venus: | Slightly difficult to see |
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Mars: | From Sun 4:43 am |
Jupiter: | Until Sat 11:04 pm |
Saturn: | From Sun 4:40 am |
Uranus: | Until Sat 10:52 pm |
Neptune: | From Sun 4:41 am |
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Tonight's Sky in Grindavík, May 4 – May 5, 2024 (6 planets visible)
Venus rise and set in Grindavík
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Venus is just 8 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 Grindavík
Try before sunrise.
Mars rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Sun, May 5 ↑4:43 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Grindavík
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Jupiter is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sat, May 4 ↓11:04 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Grindavík
Try before sunrise.
Saturn rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Sun, May 5 ↑4:40 am
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Uranus rise and set in Grindavík
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Sat, May 4 ↓10:52 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Grindavík
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.
Sun, May 5 ↑4:41 am
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Planets Visible in Grindavík
Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 4, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sun 5:05 am | Sun 6:38 pm | Sun 11:51 am | Not visible |
Venus | Sun 4:59 am | Sun 8:55 pm | Sun 12:56 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Sun 4:43 am | Sun 4:58 pm | Sun 10:50 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Jupiter | Sat 5:14 am | Sat 11:04 pm | Sat 2:09 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Sun 4:40 am | Sun 2:58 pm | Sun 9:49 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Uranus | Sat 5:05 am | Sat 10:52 pm | Sat 1:59 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Sun 4:41 am | Sun 4:25 pm | Sun 10:33 am | Extremely difficult to see |