Sat, Jul 4 at 12:30 am - Sat, Jul 4 at 3:20 am
2 hours, 50 minutes
Visible night of Jul 4
Venus: From Sat 2:29 am
Mars: From Sat 1:25 am
Jupiter: Perfect visibility
Saturn: Fairly good visibility
Uranus: From Sat 1:11 am
Neptune: From Sat 1:01 am
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Tonight's Sky in Fairbanks, Jul 4 (6 planets visible)
Venus rise and set in Fairbanks
Try before sunrise.
Venus rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Sat, Jul 4 ↑2:29 am
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Mars rise and set in Fairbanks
Hard to see.
Mars rises above the horizon for a short period only and remains very low in the sky, so it is unlikely to be visible.
Sat, Jul 4 ↑1:25 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Fairbanks
Up most of the night.
Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
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Saturn rise and set in Fairbanks
Up most of the night.
Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. 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.
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Uranus rise and set in Fairbanks
View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.
Sat, Jul 4 ↑1:11 am
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Neptune rise and set in Fairbanks
View before sunrise. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 2 hours before sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.
Sat, Jul 4 ↑1:01 am
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Planets Visible in Fairbanks
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Jul 4, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 4:22 am | Sat 10:36 pm | Sat 1:29 pm | Not visible |
| Venus | Sat 2:29 am | Sat 8:13 pm | Sat 11:21 am | Average visibility |
| Mars | Sat 1:25 am | Sat 1:11 pm | Sat 7:17 am | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Sat 12:22 am | Sat 5:00 am | Sat 2:41 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Sat 12:27 am | Sat 5:46 am | Sat 3:07 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Uranus | Sat 1:11 am | Sat 5:46 pm | Sat 9:29 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sat 1:01 am | Sat 11:52 am | Sat 6:26 am | Difficult to see |
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