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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Aktau, Kazakhstan (Shevchenko)

Moon: 20.3%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:12 hours, 36 minutes
Sunset:Oct 7 at 7:05 pm
End of Twilight*:Oct 7 at 8:07 pm
Start of Twilight*:Oct 8 at 6:39 am
Sunrise:Oct 8 at 7:41 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of AktauLocation

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS might be visible to the naked eye in the coming weeks. Show the comet on our Night Sky Map (below).

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Tonight's Sky in Aktau, Oct 7 – Oct 8, 2024

Mercury rise and set in Aktau

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 5 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Mon, Oct 7 ↓7:18 pm

Oct 7, 2024
Oct 8, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Aktau

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.

Mon, Oct 7 ↓8:21 pm

Oct 7, 2024
Oct 8, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Aktau

View before sunrise.

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

Tue, Oct 8 ↑12:08 am

Oct 7, 2024
Oct 8, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Aktau

View in the early morning.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 9 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Mon, Oct 7 ↑10:13 pm

Oct 7, 2024
Oct 8, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Aktau

After sunset and most of the night.

Saturn is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset.

Tue, Oct 8 ↓5:02 am

Oct 7, 2024
Oct 8, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Aktau

View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 10 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.

Mon, Oct 7 ↑8:45 pm

Oct 7, 2024
Oct 8, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Aktau

Up most of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Tue, Oct 8 ↓6:17 am

Oct 7, 2024
Oct 8, 2024

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Planets Visible in Aktau

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Oct 7, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 8:04 amMon 7:18 pmMon 1:41 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusMon 10:34 amMon 8:21 pmMon 3:28 pmGood visibility
MarsTue 12:08 amTue 3:24 pmTue 7:46 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 10:13 pmTue 1:24 pmTue 5:49 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 6:01 pmTue 5:02 amMon 11:31 pmPerfect visibility
UranusMon 8:45 pmTue 11:24 amTue 4:04 amAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 6:28 pmTue 6:17 amTue 12:22 amSlightly difficult to see