6 hours, 35 minutes
Wed, May 1 at 11:51 pm – Thu, May 2 at 6:26 am
Visible tonight, May 1 – May 2, 2024
| Venus: | Slightly difficult to see |
|---|---|
| Jupiter: | Until Thu 1:11 am |
| Uranus: | Until Thu 1:03 am |
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Tonight's Sky in Cape Prince of Wales, May 1 – May 2, 2024 (3 planets visible)
Venus rise and set in Cape Prince of Wales
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only 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.
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Jupiter rise and set in Cape Prince of Wales
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Jupiter is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Thu, May 2 ↓1:11 am
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Uranus rise and set in Cape Prince of Wales
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Thu, May 2 ↓1:03 am
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Planets Visible in Cape Prince of Wales
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 1, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 6:51 am | Thu 8:25 pm | Thu 1:38 pm | Not visible |
| Venus | Thu 6:41 am | Thu 10:34 pm | Thu 2:36 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Thu 6:35 am | Thu 6:37 pm | Thu 12:35 pm | Not visible |
| Jupiter | Wed 6:47 am | Thu 1:11 am | Wed 3:59 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Saturn | Thu 6:37 am | Thu 4:45 pm | Thu 11:41 am | Not visible |
| Uranus | Wed 6:39 am | Thu 1:03 am | Wed 3:51 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Thu 6:34 am | Thu 6:16 pm | Thu 12:25 pm | Not visible |
