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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

Night Time

7 hours, 15 minutes

Wed, May 31 at 9:30 pm – Thu, Jun 1 at 4:46 am

Visible night of May 31 – Jun 1, 2023

Mercury: From Thu 4:10 am
Venus: Until Thu 12:58 am
Mars: Until Thu 1:15 am
Jupiter: From Thu 3:29 am
Saturn: From Thu 2:03 am
Uranus: From Thu 3:56 am
Neptune: From Thu 2:32 am
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Venus at Farthest Distance from Sun in Sky

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

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Tonight's Sky in Prince George, May 31 – Jun 1, 2023 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Prince George

Try before sunrise.

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

Thu, Jun 1 ↑4:10 am

May 31, 2023
Jun 1, 2023

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Venus rise and set in Prince George

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.

Thu, Jun 1 ↓12:58 am

May 31, 2023
Jun 1, 2023

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Mars rise and set in Prince George

View after sunset.

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

Thu, Jun 1 ↓1:15 am

May 31, 2023
Jun 1, 2023

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Jupiter rise and set in Prince George

View before sunrise.

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

Thu, Jun 1 ↑3:29 am

May 31, 2023
Jun 1, 2023

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Saturn rise and set in Prince George

View before sunrise.

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

Thu, Jun 1 ↑2:03 am

May 31, 2023
Jun 1, 2023

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Uranus rise and set in Prince George

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

Uranus is just 20 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Thu, Jun 1 ↑3:56 am

May 31, 2023
Jun 1, 2023

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Neptune rise and set in Prince George

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.

Thu, Jun 1 ↑2:32 am

May 31, 2023
Jun 1, 2023

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Planets Visible in Prince George

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Jun 1, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:10 amThu 6:54 pmThu 11:31 amVery difficult to see
VenusWed 7:52 amThu 12:58 amWed 4:26 pmGreat visibility
MarsWed 9:06 amThu 1:15 amWed 5:11 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 3:29 amThu 5:47 pmThu 10:37 amFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 2:03 amThu 12:14 pmThu 7:08 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 3:56 amThu 7:28 pmThu 11:42 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 2:32 amThu 2:15 pmThu 8:24 amVery difficult to see