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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Moon: 93.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Night Time:13 hours, 2 minutes
Sunset:Oct 14 at 6:18 pm
End of Twilight*:Oct 14 at 7:22 pm
Start of Twilight*:Oct 15 at 6:15 am
Sunrise:Oct 15 at 7:19 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Ottawa, Oct 14 – Oct 15, 2024

Mercury rise and set in Ottawa

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Mon, Oct 14 ↓6:37 pm

Oct 14, 2024
Oct 15, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Ottawa

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.

Mon, Oct 14 ↓7:38 pm

Oct 14, 2024
Oct 15, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Ottawa

View before sunrise.

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

Mon, Oct 14 ↑11:17 pm

Oct 14, 2024
Oct 15, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Ottawa

View in the early morning.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 10 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Mon, Oct 14 ↑9:05 pm

Oct 14, 2024
Oct 15, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Ottawa

After sunset and most of the night.

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

Tue, Oct 15 ↓3:56 am

Oct 14, 2024
Oct 15, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Ottawa

Most of the night until sunrise. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.

Mon, Oct 14 ↑7:37 pm

Oct 14, 2024
Oct 15, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Ottawa

After sunset and most of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset. Very faint, use binoculars.

Tue, Oct 15 ↓5:14 am

Oct 14, 2024
Oct 15, 2024

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Planets Visible in Ottawa

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 15, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 8:10 amMon 6:37 pmMon 1:24 pmDifficult to see
VenusMon 10:26 amMon 7:38 pmMon 3:02 pmGood visibility
MarsMon 11:17 pmTue 2:43 pmTue 7:00 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 9:05 pmTue 12:29 pmTue 4:47 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 5:01 pmTue 3:56 amMon 10:28 pmPerfect visibility
UranusMon 7:37 pmTue 10:27 amTue 3:02 amAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 5:26 pmTue 5:14 amMon 11:20 pmDifficult to see