3 hours, 59 minutes
Sat, May 4 at 11:49 pm – Sun, May 5 at 3:48 am
Visible tonight, May 4 – May 5, 2024
| Venus: | Slightly difficult to see | |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter: | ↓ Sun 1:20 am | ↑ Sun 3:39 am |
| Uranus: | ↓ Sun 1:03 am | ↑ Sun 3:35 am |
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Tonight's Sky in Prudhoe Bay, May 4 – May 5, 2024 (3 planets visible)
Venus rise and set in Prudhoe Bay
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Venus is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
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Jupiter rise and set in Prudhoe Bay
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.
Jupiter is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Sun, May 5 ↓1:20 am
Sun, May 5 ↑3:39 am
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Uranus rise and set in Prudhoe Bay
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Sun, May 5 ↓1:03 am
Sun, May 5 ↑3:35 am
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Planets Visible in Prudhoe Bay
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 4, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 5:11 am | Sun 7:20 pm | Sun 12:15 pm | Not visible |
| Venus | Sun 4:31 am | Sun 10:13 pm | Sun 1:20 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Sun 5:03 am | Sun 5:25 pm | Sun 11:13 am | Not visible |
| Jupiter | Sat 3:45 am | Sun 1:20 am | Sat 2:31 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Saturn | Sun 5:22 am | Sun 3:01 pm | Sun 10:12 am | Not visible |
| Uranus | Sat 3:39 am | Sun 1:03 am | Sat 2:21 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sun 5:06 am | Sun 4:44 pm | Sun 10:55 am | Not visible |
