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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Point Hope, Alaska, USA

Night Time

13 hours, 2 minutes

Mon, Oct 2 at 8:26 pm – Tue, Oct 3 at 9:27 am

Visible tonight, Oct 2 – Oct 3, 2023

Mercury: ↓ Mon 8:48 pm ↑ Tue 7:39 am
Venus: From Tue 4:07 am
Jupiter: Perfect visibility
Saturn: ↑ Mon 8:46 pm ↓ Tue 4:24 am
Uranus: Average visibility
Neptune: ↑ Mon 8:29 pm ↓ Tue 7:43 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 Point Hope, Oct 2 – Oct 3, 2023 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Point Hope

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

Mercury is just 13 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Mon, Oct 2 ↓8:48 pm
Tue, Oct 3 ↑7:39 am

Oct 2, 2023
Oct 3, 2023

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Venus rise and set in Point Hope

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 ↑4:07 am

Oct 2, 2023
Oct 3, 2023

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Jupiter rise and set in Point Hope

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.

Oct 2, 2023
Oct 3, 2023

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Saturn rise and set in Point Hope

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. 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.

Mon, Oct 2 ↑8:46 pm
Tue, Oct 3 ↓4:24 am

Oct 2, 2023
Oct 3, 2023

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Uranus rise and set in Point Hope

View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 13 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.

Oct 2, 2023
Oct 3, 2023

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Neptune rise and set in Point Hope

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.

Mon, Oct 2 ↑8:29 pm
Tue, Oct 3 ↓7:43 am

Oct 2, 2023
Oct 3, 2023

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Planets Visible in Point Hope

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Oct 2, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 7:30 amMon 8:48 pmMon 2:11 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 4:07 amTue 8:04 pmTue 12:06 pmGreat visibility
MarsTue 11:17 amTue 8:18 pmTue 3:48 pmNot visible
JupiterMon 8:14 pmTue 2:01 pmTue 5:07 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 8:46 pmTue 4:24 amTue 12:35 amGreat visibility
UranusMon 7:47 pmTue 3:31 pmTue 5:39 amAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 8:29 pmTue 7:43 amTue 2:06 amSlightly difficult to see