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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

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Wed, Mar 20 at 8:06 pm - Thu, Mar 21 at 7:47 am

11 hours, 41 minutes

Visible night of Mar 20 – Mar 21, 2019

Mercury: From Thu 7:24 am

Venus: From Thu 7:41 am

Mars: Until Thu 2:43 am

Jupiter: From Thu 5:27 am

Saturn: From Thu 6:58 am

Uranus: Until Wed 11:38 pm

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Tonight's Sky in Fairbanks, Mar 20 – Mar 21, 2019 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Fairbanks

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Thu, Mar 21 ↑7:24 am

Mar 20, 2019
Mar 21, 2019

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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.

Thu, Mar 21 ↑7:41 am

Mar 20, 2019
Mar 21, 2019

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Mars rise and set in Fairbanks

View after sunset.

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

Thu, Mar 21 ↓2:43 am

Mar 20, 2019
Mar 21, 2019

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Jupiter rise and set in Fairbanks

View before sunrise.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 2 hours before sunrise.

Thu, Mar 21 ↑5:27 am

Mar 20, 2019
Mar 21, 2019

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Saturn rise and set in Fairbanks

Try before sunrise.

Saturn rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Thu, Mar 21 ↑6:58 am

Mar 20, 2019
Mar 21, 2019

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Uranus rise and set in Fairbanks

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is just 31 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. You may need binoculars.

Wed, Mar 20 ↓11:38 pm

Mar 20, 2019
Mar 21, 2019

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Planets Visible in Fairbanks

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Mar 21, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:24 amThu 6:49 pmThu 1:07 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusThu 7:41 amThu 3:40 pmThu 11:40 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 7:58 amThu 2:43 amWed 5:20 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 5:27 amThu 9:29 amThu 7:28 amGreat visibility
SaturnThu 6:58 amThu 11:37 amThu 9:18 amExtremely difficult to see
UranusWed 8:08 amWed 11:38 pmWed 3:53 pmVery difficult to see
NeptuneThu 7:55 amThu 6:18 pmThu 1:07 pmNot visible

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