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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Lapland, Finland

Night Time

3 hours, 26 minutes

Fri, Jul 26 at 11:43 pm – Sat, Jul 27 at 3:09 am

Visible night of Jul 26 – Jul 27, 2024

Venus: Until Fri 11:46 pm
Mars: Average visibility
Jupiter: Fairly good visibility
Saturn: Fairly good visibility
Uranus: Difficult to see
Neptune: Difficult to see
Location of LaplandLocation

Venus Returns as the Evening Star

Starting from around now—depending on the latitude of your town or city—Venus is returning to the western sky after sunset.

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Tonight's Sky in Lapland, Jul 26 – Jul 27, 2024 (6 planets visible)

Venus rise and set in Lapland

Try after sunset.

Venus sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Fri, Jul 26 ↓11:46 pm

Jul 26, 2024
Jul 27, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Lapland

View before sunrise.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Jul 26, 2024
Jul 27, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Lapland

View before sunrise.

Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Jul 26, 2024
Jul 27, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Lapland

View before sunrise.

Saturn can be seen for more than 3 hours before sunrise.

Jul 26, 2024
Jul 27, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Lapland

View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.

Jul 26, 2024
Jul 27, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Lapland

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 3 hours before sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.

Jul 26, 2024
Jul 27, 2024

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Planets Visible in Lapland

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Jul 27, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 7:24 amSat 10:46 pmSat 3:06 pmNot visible
VenusFri 5:00 amFri 11:46 pmFri 2:25 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 10:25 pmSat 7:55 pmSat 9:08 amAverage visibility
JupiterUp all dayFri 9:50 amFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 11:19 pmSat 9:22 amSat 4:21 amFairly good visibility
UranusFri 10:27 pmSat 6:45 pmSat 8:36 amDifficult to see
NeptuneFri 11:07 pmSat 10:52 amSat 5:00 amDifficult to see