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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Kano, Kano, Nigeria

Night Time

11 hours, 59 minutes

Mon, Oct 2 at 6:15 pm – Tue, Oct 3 at 6:14 am

Visible night of Oct 2 – Oct 3, 2023

Mercury: From Tue 5:25 am
Venus: From Tue 3:14 am
Mars: Until Mon 7:03 pm
Jupiter: From Mon 8:14 pm
Saturn: Until Tue 3:47 am
Uranus: From Mon 8:43 pm
Neptune: Until Tue 5:26 am
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Great American Eclipse 2023

On October 14, an annular solar eclipse will sweep across North and South America.

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Tonight's Sky in Kano, Oct 2 – Oct 3, 2023 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Kano

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mercury is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Tue, Oct 3 ↑5:25 am

Oct 2, 2023
Oct 3, 2023

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Venus rise and set in Kano

View before sunrise.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Tue, Oct 3 ↑3:14 am

Oct 2, 2023
Oct 3, 2023

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Mars rise and set in Kano

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mars is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Mon, Oct 2 ↓7:03 pm

Oct 2, 2023
Oct 3, 2023

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Jupiter rise and set in Kano

Most of the night until sunrise.

Jupiter is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise.

Mon, Oct 2 ↑8:14 pm

Oct 2, 2023
Oct 3, 2023

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Saturn rise and set in Kano

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 3 ↓3:47 am

Oct 2, 2023
Oct 3, 2023

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Uranus rise and set in Kano

View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 9 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.

Mon, Oct 2 ↑8:43 pm

Oct 2, 2023
Oct 3, 2023

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Neptune rise and set in Kano

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 3 ↓5:26 am

Oct 2, 2023
Oct 3, 2023

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Planets Visible in Kano

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 3, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:25 amTue 5:36 pmTue 11:31 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 3:14 amTue 3:36 pmTue 9:25 amGreat visibility
MarsMon 7:15 amMon 7:03 pmMon 1:09 pmDifficult to see
JupiterMon 8:14 pmTue 8:42 amTue 2:28 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 4:06 pmTue 3:47 amMon 9:56 pmPerfect visibility
UranusMon 8:43 pmTue 9:18 amTue 3:00 amAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 5:28 pmTue 5:26 amMon 11:27 pmSlightly difficult to see