Wed, Jun 19 at 11:38 pm - Thu, Jun 20 at 3:39 am
4 hours, 1 minute
Mercury: Until Thu 1:06 am
Venus: From Thu 3:04 am
Mars: Until Thu 1:05 am
Jupiter: Until Thu 3:33 am
Saturn: From Thu 12:17 am
Uranus: From Thu 2:08 am
Neptune: From Thu 1:41 am
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Yellowknife on a date of your choice. Use it to locate a planet, the Moon, or the Sun and track their movements across the sky. The map also shows the phases of the Moon, and all solar and lunar eclipses. Need some help?
View just after sunset.
Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.
Thu, Jun 20 ↓1:06 am
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Try before sunrise.
Venus rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Thu, Jun 20 ↑3:04 am
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View just after sunset.
Mars is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.
Thu, Jun 20 ↓1:05 am
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Up most of the night.
Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Thu, Jun 20 ↓3:33 am
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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. 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.
Thu, Jun 20 ↑12:17 am
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View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. 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. You may need binoculars.
Thu, Jun 20 ↑2:08 am
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Hard to see. Use binoculars.
Neptune rises above the horizon for a short period only and remains very low in the sky, so it is unlikely to be visible. Very faint, use binoculars.
Thu, Jun 20 ↑1:41 am
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jun 19, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 5:41 am | Thu 1:06 am | Wed 3:26 pm | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Thu 3:04 am | Thu 10:06 pm | Thu 12:34 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Wed 5:40 am | Thu 1:05 am | Wed 3:23 pm | Difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Wed 10:14 pm | Thu 3:33 am | Thu 12:53 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 12:17 am | Thu 5:51 am | Thu 3:04 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 2:08 am | Thu 5:45 pm | Thu 9:56 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Thu 1:41 am | Thu 12:26 pm | Thu 7:03 am | Extremely difficult to see |
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