8 hours, 49 minutes
Tue, Apr 30 at 8:56 pm – Wed, May 1 at 5:44 am
Visible tonight, Apr 30 – May 1, 2024
Mercury: | From Wed 5:23 am |
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Venus: | From Wed 5:39 am |
Mars: | From Wed 4:50 am |
Jupiter: | Until Tue 10:07 pm |
Saturn: | From Wed 4:34 am |
Uranus: | Until Tue 10:00 pm |
Neptune: | From Wed 4:48 am |
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Tonight's Sky in Husum, Apr 30 – May 1, 2024 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Husum
Try before sunrise.
Mercury rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Wed, May 1 ↑5:23 am
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Venus rise and set in Husum
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.
Venus is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Wed, May 1 ↑5:39 am
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Mars rise and set in Husum
Try before sunrise.
Mars rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Wed, May 1 ↑4:50 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Husum
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Jupiter is just 13 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Tue, Apr 30 ↓10:07 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Husum
View before sunrise.
Saturn 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.
Wed, May 1 ↑4:34 am
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Uranus rise and set in Husum
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Tue, Apr 30 ↓10:00 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Husum
Try before sunrise. Use binoculars.
Neptune rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Very faint, use binoculars.
Wed, May 1 ↑4:48 am
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Planets Visible in Husum
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Apr 30, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 5:23 am | Wed 6:21 pm | Wed 11:52 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 5:39 am | Wed 7:56 pm | Wed 12:47 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Wed 4:50 am | Wed 4:47 pm | Wed 10:48 am | Difficult to see |
Jupiter | Tue 6:23 am | Tue 10:07 pm | Tue 2:15 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Wed 4:34 am | Wed 3:22 pm | Wed 9:58 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Tue 6:15 am | Tue 10:00 pm | Tue 2:08 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Wed 4:48 am | Wed 4:37 pm | Wed 10:42 am | Extremely difficult to see |