2 hours, 50 minutes
Wed, May 8 at 10:58 pm – Thu, May 9 at 1:48 am
Visible night of May 8 – May 9, 2024
Venus: | Slightly difficult to see | |
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Jupiter: | ↓ Thu 12:04 am | ↑ Thu 1:42 am |
Uranus: | ↓ Wed 11:35 pm | ↑ Thu 1:45 am |
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Currently showing previous night. For planet visibility in the coming night, please check again after 12 noon.
Tonight's Sky in 70°28'57.4"N, 21°58'02.3"W, May 8 – May 9, 2024 (3 planets visible)
Venus rise and set in 70°28'57.4"N, 21°58'02.3"W
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Venus is just 7 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 70°28'57.4"N, 21°58'02.3"W
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.
Jupiter is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Thu, May 9 ↓12:04 am
Thu, May 9 ↑1:42 am
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Uranus rise and set in 70°28'57.4"N, 21°58'02.3"W
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Wed, May 8 ↓11:35 pm
Thu, May 9 ↑1:45 am
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Planets Visible in 70°28'57.4"N, 21°58'02.3"W
Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 9, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 3:31 am | Thu 6:05 pm | Thu 10:47 am | Not visible |
Venus | Thu 2:40 am | Thu 9:20 pm | Thu 11:57 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Thu 3:20 am | Thu 4:08 pm | Thu 9:43 am | Not visible |
Jupiter | Wed 1:48 am | Thu 12:04 am | Wed 12:55 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Thu 3:43 am | Thu 1:23 pm | Thu 8:33 am | Not visible |
Uranus | Wed 1:49 am | Wed 11:35 pm | Wed 12:42 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Thu 3:26 am | Thu 3:05 pm | Thu 9:15 am | Not visible |