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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Troll Station, Antarctica

Night Time

10 hours, 14 minutes

Sun, Oct 1 at 8:31 pm – Mon, Oct 2 at 6:45 am

Visible night of Oct 1 – Oct 2, 2023

Mercury: Slightly difficult to see
Venus: Average visibility
Mars: ↓ Sun 10:34 pm ↑ Mon 6:32 am
Jupiter: ↑ Mon 1:22 am ↓ Mon 6:31 am
Saturn: Perfect visibility
Uranus: ↑ Mon 3:36 am ↓ Mon 5:21 am
Neptune: Slightly difficult to see
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Tonight's Sky in Troll Station, Oct 1 – Oct 2, 2023 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Troll Station

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Oct 1, 2023
Oct 2, 2023

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Venus rise and set in Troll Station

Try at night.

Can only be seen shortly, if at all, it is very close to the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Oct 1, 2023
Oct 2, 2023

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Mars rise and set in Troll Station

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mars is just 15 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sun, Oct 1 ↓10:34 pm
Mon, Oct 2 ↑6:32 am

Oct 1, 2023
Oct 2, 2023

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Jupiter rise and set in Troll Station

After sunset and most of the night.

Jupiter is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset.

Mon, Oct 2 ↑1:22 am
Mon, Oct 2 ↓6:31 am

Oct 1, 2023
Oct 2, 2023

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Saturn rise and set in Troll Station

Most of the night until sunrise.

Saturn is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise.

Oct 1, 2023
Oct 2, 2023

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Uranus rise and set in Troll Station

Hard to see. Bring binoculars.

Uranus rises above the horizon for a short period only and remains very low in the sky, so it is unlikely to be visible. You may need binoculars.

Mon, Oct 2 ↑3:36 am
Mon, Oct 2 ↓5:21 am

Oct 1, 2023
Oct 2, 2023

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Neptune rise and set in Troll Station

Up most of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Oct 1, 2023
Oct 2, 2023

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Planets Visible in Troll Station

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Oct 2, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 7:30 amMon 6:19 pmMon 12:53 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 7:04 amMon 2:37 pmMon 10:50 amAverage visibility
MarsSun 6:37 amSun 10:34 pmSun 2:34 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterMon 1:22 amMon 6:31 amMon 3:56 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 2:21 pmMon 8:28 amSun 11:24 pmPerfect visibility
UranusMon 3:36 amMon 5:21 amMon 4:28 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 6:14 pmMon 7:36 amMon 12:55 amSlightly difficult to see