5 hours, 47 minutes
Tue, May 21 at 11:19 pm – Wed, May 22 at 5:06 am
Visible tonight, May 21 – May 22, 2024
Mercury: | Difficult to see |
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Venus: | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars: | From Wed 4:33 am |
Jupiter: | Extremely difficult to see |
Saturn: | From Wed 4:17 am |
Uranus: | From Wed 5:01 am |
Neptune: | From Wed 4:21 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 Nuuk, May 21 – May 22, 2024 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Nuuk
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 Nuuk
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 Nuuk
Try before sunrise.
Mars rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Wed, May 22 ↑4:33 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Nuuk
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Jupiter is just 2 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 Nuuk
Try before sunrise.
Saturn rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Wed, May 22 ↑4:17 am
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Uranus rise and set in Nuuk
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Wed, May 22 ↑5:01 am
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Neptune rise and set in Nuuk
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.
Wed, May 22 ↑4:21 am
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Planets Visible in Nuuk
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 21, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 5:07 am | Wed 8:27 pm | Wed 12:46 pm | Difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 5:11 am | Wed 10:50 pm | Wed 1:59 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Wed 4:33 am | Wed 6:04 pm | Wed 11:18 am | Very difficult to see |
Jupiter | Wed 5:15 am | Wed 10:50 pm | Wed 2:02 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Saturn | Wed 4:17 am | Wed 2:50 pm | Wed 9:34 am | Very difficult to see |
Uranus | Wed 5:01 am | Wed 10:17 pm | Wed 1:39 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Wed 4:21 am | Wed 4:08 pm | Wed 10:14 am | Extremely difficult to see |