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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Ilulissat, Greenland (Jakobshavn)

Night Time

2 hours, 27 minutes

Wed, May 15 at 1:06 am – Wed, May 15 at 3:33 am

Visible tonight, May 15

Venus: Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter: Extremely difficult to see
Location of IlulissatLocation

Mars Watch

Mars is getting higher and higher in the pre-dawn sky—although it is still not visible for observers at northerly latitudes. The Red Planet will become much brighter later this year, as it heads toward opposition on January 16, 2025.

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Tonight's Sky in Ilulissat, May 15 (2 planets visible)

Venus rise and set in Ilulissat

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Venus is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

May 14, 2024
May 15, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Ilulissat

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Jupiter is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

May 14, 2024
May 15, 2024

Jupiter

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Planets Visible in Ilulissat

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 14, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:06 amWed 8:26 pmWed 12:44 pmNot visible
VenusWed 4:17 amWed 11:48 pmWed 1:59 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 4:52 amWed 6:16 pmWed 11:33 amNot visible
JupiterWed 3:57 amThu 1:05 amWed 2:30 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnWed 5:11 amWed 3:03 pmWed 10:07 amNot visible
UranusWed 3:56 amThu 12:29 amWed 2:12 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneWed 4:58 amWed 4:39 pmWed 10:49 amNot visible