17 hours, 42 minutes
Sat, Jan 16 at 3:45 pm - Sun, Jan 17 at 9:27 am
Visible night of Jan 16 – Jan 17, 2021
| Mercury: | Until Sat 5:19 pm |
|---|---|
| Venus: | From Sun 8:50 am |
| Mars: | Until Sun 2:48 am |
| Jupiter: | Until Sat 4:40 pm |
| Saturn: | Until Sat 4:21 pm |
| Uranus: | Until Sun 2:49 am |
| Neptune: | Until Sat 9:25 pm |
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Tonight's Sky in Tórshavn, Jan 16 – Jan 17, 2021 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Tórshavn
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.
Mercury is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sat, Jan 16 ↓5:19 pm
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Venus rise and set in Tórshavn
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.
Sun, Jan 17 ↑8:50 am
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Mars rise and set in Tórshavn
View after sunset.
Mars can be seen for more than 11 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Sun, Jan 17 ↓2:48 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Tórshavn
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.
Jupiter is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sat, Jan 16 ↓4:40 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Tórshavn
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Saturn is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Sat, Jan 16 ↓4:21 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Tórshavn
View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can be seen for more than 11 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.
Sun, Jan 17 ↓2:49 am
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Neptune rise and set in Tórshavn
View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Very faint, use binoculars.
Sat, Jan 16 ↓9:25 pm
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Planets Visible in Tórshavn
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Jan 17, 2021 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 10:13 am | Sat 5:19 pm | Sat 1:45 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Sun 8:50 am | Sun 2:03 pm | Sun 11:26 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Sat 10:51 am | Sun 2:48 am | Sat 6:49 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Sat 9:55 am | Sat 4:40 pm | Sat 1:17 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Saturn | Sat 9:49 am | Sat 4:21 pm | Sat 1:05 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Uranus | Sat 11:09 am | Sun 2:49 am | Sat 6:59 pm | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Sat 10:39 am | Sat 9:25 pm | Sat 4:02 pm | Very difficult to see |
