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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Alta, Norway

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Tue, Mar 19 at 5:39 pm - Wed, Mar 20 at 5:28 am

11 hours, 49 minutes

Visible tonight, Mar 19 – Mar 20, 2019

Mercury: From Wed 5:06 am

Venus: Slightly difficult to see

Mars: ↓ Wed 2:19 am ↑ Wed 3:34 am

Uranus: ↓ Tue 9:53 pm ↑ Wed 5:11 am

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Tonight's Sky in Alta, Mar 19 – Mar 20, 2019 (4 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Alta

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Wed, Mar 20 ↑5:06 am

Mar 19, 2019
Mar 20, 2019

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Venus rise and set in Alta

Try at night.

Can only be seen shortly, if at all, it is very close to the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Mar 19, 2019
Mar 20, 2019

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Mars rise and set in Alta

View after sunset.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Wed, Mar 20 ↓2:19 am
Wed, Mar 20 ↑3:34 am

Mar 19, 2019
Mar 20, 2019

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Uranus rise and set in Alta

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. You may need binoculars.

Tue, Mar 19 ↓9:53 pm
Wed, Mar 20 ↑5:11 am

Mar 19, 2019
Mar 20, 2019

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Planets Visible in Alta

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:06 amWed 4:36 pmWed 10:53 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusWed 6:05 amWed 12:26 pmWed 9:15 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 3:47 amWed 2:19 amTue 2:58 pmAverage visibility
JupiterDown all dayTue 5:13 amDown all night, not visible
SaturnDown all dayTue 7:03 amDown all night, not visible
UranusTue 5:15 amTue 9:53 pmTue 1:34 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 5:51 amWed 3:46 pmWed 10:48 amNot visible

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