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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Night Time

12 hours, 24 minutes

Sat, Jun 1 at 5:57 pm – Sun, Jun 2 at 6:21 am

Visible night of Jun 1 – Jun 2, 2024

Mercury: From Sun 5:18 am
Venus: From Sun 6:18 am
Mars: From Sun 3:04 am
Jupiter: From Sun 5:38 am
Saturn: From Sun 12:44 am
Uranus: From Sun 5:06 am
Neptune: From Sun 1:26 am
Location of Port MoresbyLocation

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Tonight's Sky in Port Moresby, Jun 1 – Jun 2, 2024 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Port Moresby

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

Mercury is just 15 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sun, Jun 2 ↑5:18 am

Jun 1, 2024
Jun 2, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Port Moresby

View before sunrise.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Sun, Jun 2 ↑3:04 am

Jun 1, 2024
Jun 2, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Port Moresby

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, Jun 2 ↑5:38 am

Jun 1, 2024
Jun 2, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Port Moresby

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.

Sun, Jun 2 ↑12:44 am

Jun 1, 2024
Jun 2, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Port Moresby

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 17 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sun, Jun 2 ↑5:06 am

Jun 1, 2024
Jun 2, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Port Moresby

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

Sun, Jun 2 ↑1:26 am

Jun 1, 2024
Jun 2, 2024

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Planets Visible in Port Moresby

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Jun 2, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:18 amSun 5:00 pmSun 11:09 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 6:18 amSun 5:53 pmSun 12:06 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsSun 3:04 amSun 2:56 pmSun 9:00 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 5:38 amSun 5:14 pmSun 11:26 amSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 12:44 amSun 12:55 pmSun 6:49 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 5:06 amSun 4:43 pmSun 10:54 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 1:26 amSun 1:30 pmSun 7:28 amVery difficult to see