7 hours, 35 minutes
Thu, May 2 at 10:08 pm – Fri, May 3 at 5:43 am
Visible tonight, May 2 – May 3, 2024
Venus: | Slightly difficult to see |
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Mars: | From Fri 5:19 am |
Jupiter: | Until Thu 11:15 pm |
Saturn: | From Fri 5:11 am |
Uranus: | Until Thu 11:05 pm |
Neptune: | From Fri 5:16 am |
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Tonight's Sky in Anchorage Coastal State Wildlife Refuge, May 2 – May 3, 2024 (6 planets visible)
Venus rise and set in Anchorage Coastal State Wildlife Refuge
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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Mars rise and set in Anchorage Coastal State Wildlife Refuge
Try before sunrise.
Mars rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Fri, May 3 ↑5:19 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Anchorage Coastal State Wildlife Refuge
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 ↓11:15 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Anchorage Coastal State Wildlife Refuge
Try before sunrise.
Saturn rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Fri, May 3 ↑5:11 am
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Uranus rise and set in Anchorage Coastal State Wildlife Refuge
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Thu, May 2 ↓11:05 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Anchorage Coastal State Wildlife Refuge
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.
Fri, May 3 ↑5:16 am
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Planets Visible in Anchorage Coastal State Wildlife Refuge
Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 2, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 5:44 am | Fri 7:03 pm | Fri 12:23 pm | Not visible |
Venus | Fri 5:47 am | Fri 9:03 pm | Fri 1:24 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Fri 5:19 am | Fri 5:25 pm | Fri 11:21 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Jupiter | Thu 6:13 am | Thu 11:15 pm | Thu 2:43 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Fri 5:11 am | Fri 3:39 pm | Fri 10:25 am | Very difficult to see |
Uranus | Thu 6:04 am | Thu 11:05 pm | Thu 2:34 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Fri 5:16 am | Fri 5:01 pm | Fri 11:09 am | Extremely difficult to see |