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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada

Night Time

5 hours, 29 minutes

Mon, Jun 5 at 10:41 pm – Tue, Jun 6 at 4:10 am

Visible tonight, Jun 5 – Jun 6, 2023

Mercury: From Tue 3:51 am
Venus: Until Tue 1:53 am
Mars: Until Tue 1:54 am
Jupiter: From Tue 3:08 am
Saturn: From Tue 2:15 am
Uranus: From Tue 3:23 am
Neptune: From Tue 2:32 am
Location of Fort SmithLocation

Venus at Farthest Distance from Sun in Sky

However, its maximum distance on June 4 was slightly less than usual.

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Tonight's Sky in Fort Smith, Jun 5 – Jun 6, 2023 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Fort Smith

Try before sunrise.

Mercury rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Tue, Jun 6 ↑3:51 am

Jun 5, 2023
Jun 6, 2023

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Venus rise and set in Fort Smith

View after sunset.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Tue, Jun 6 ↓1:53 am

Jun 5, 2023
Jun 6, 2023

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Mars rise and set in Fort Smith

View after sunset.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Tue, Jun 6 ↓1:54 am

Jun 5, 2023
Jun 6, 2023

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Jupiter rise and set in Fort Smith

View before sunrise.

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

Tue, Jun 6 ↑3:08 am

Jun 5, 2023
Jun 6, 2023

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Saturn rise and set in Fort Smith

Hard to see.

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

Tue, Jun 6 ↑2:15 am

Jun 5, 2023
Jun 6, 2023

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Uranus rise and set in Fort Smith

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset. Bring binoculars (but don't look at the Sun!).

Uranus is just 24 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. You may need binoculars, but only use them when sun is down.

Tue, Jun 6 ↑3:23 am

Jun 5, 2023
Jun 6, 2023

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Neptune rise and set in Fort Smith

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

Tue, Jun 6 ↑2:32 am

Jun 5, 2023
Jun 6, 2023

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Planets Visible in Fort Smith

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jun 5, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 3:51 amTue 7:58 pmTue 11:53 amDifficult to see
VenusMon 7:31 amTue 1:53 amMon 4:43 pmGreat visibility
MarsMon 8:44 amTue 1:54 amMon 5:20 pmAverage visibility
JupiterTue 3:08 amTue 6:09 pmTue 10:39 amFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 2:15 amTue 11:56 amTue 7:06 amExtremely difficult to see
UranusTue 3:23 amTue 7:58 pmTue 11:40 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 2:32 amTue 2:10 pmTue 8:21 amVery difficult to see