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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada

Night Time

21 hours, 51 minutes

Sun, Dec 3 at 1:37 pm – Mon, Dec 4 at 11:28 am

Visible night of Dec 3 – Dec 4, 2023

Venus: ↓ Sun 2:16 pm ↑ Mon 5:09 am
Mars: From Mon 10:59 am
Jupiter: ↑ Sun 1:50 pm ↓ Mon 6:27 am
Saturn: ↑ Sun 2:11 pm ↓ Sun 9:59 pm
Uranus: Until Mon 8:31 am
Neptune: ↑ Sun 1:59 pm ↓ Mon 1:06 am
Location of KugluktukLocation

Third Quarter Moon 50.137% Illuminated on Dec 5

First and Third Quarter Moons are often referred to as Half Moons—but they’re always a fraction more than 50% lit up.

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Tonight's Sky in Kugluktuk, Dec 3 – Dec 4, 2023 (6 planets visible)

Venus rise and set in Kugluktuk

View before sunrise.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Sun, Dec 3 ↓2:16 pm
Mon, Dec 4 ↑5:09 am

Dec 3, 2023
Dec 4, 2023

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Mars rise and set in Kugluktuk

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mars is just 5 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Mon, Dec 4 ↑10:59 am

Dec 3, 2023
Dec 4, 2023

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Jupiter rise and set in Kugluktuk

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.

Sun, Dec 3 ↑1:50 pm
Mon, Dec 4 ↓6:27 am

Dec 3, 2023
Dec 4, 2023

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Saturn rise and set in Kugluktuk

View after sunset.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. It is quite close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view.

Sun, Dec 3 ↑2:11 pm
Sun, Dec 3 ↓9:59 pm

Dec 3, 2023
Dec 4, 2023

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Uranus rise and set in Kugluktuk

After sunset and most of the night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset. You may need binoculars.

Mon, Dec 4 ↓8:31 am

Dec 3, 2023
Dec 4, 2023

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Neptune rise and set in Kugluktuk

View in the night Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 11 hours during the night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Sun, Dec 3 ↑1:59 pm
Mon, Dec 4 ↓1:06 am

Dec 3, 2023
Dec 4, 2023

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Planets Visible in Kugluktuk

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Dec 4, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryDown all daySun 2:02 pmDown all night, not visible
VenusSun 5:04 amSun 2:16 pmSun 9:41 amGood visibility
MarsMon 10:59 amMon 1:18 pmMon 12:09 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSun 1:50 pmMon 6:27 amSun 10:08 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 2:11 pmSun 9:59 pmSun 6:05 pmAverage visibility
UranusSun 1:29 pmMon 8:31 amSun 11:00 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 1:59 pmMon 1:06 amSun 7:32 pmDifficult to see