Moon–Saturn Close Approach
The Moon will be close to Saturn in the evening sky around November 10–11. Show Saturn on our Night Sky Map (below).
Tonight's Sky in Arctic Village, Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2024
Mercury rise and set in Arctic Village
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Mercury is just 18 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
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Mars rise and set in Arctic Village
View in the early morning.
Mars can be seen for more than 17 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
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Jupiter rise and set in Arctic Village
View in the early morning.
Jupiter can be seen for more than 17 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
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Saturn rise and set in Arctic Village
View in the night
Saturn can be seen for more than 9 hours during the night.
Thu, Oct 31 ↑5:22 pm
Fri, Nov 1 ↓2:34 am
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Uranus rise and set in Arctic Village
Up most of the night. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. You may need binoculars.
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Neptune rise and set in Arctic Village
View in the night Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 11 hours during the night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Thu, Oct 31 ↑5:07 pm
Fri, Nov 1 ↓4:33 am
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Planets Visible in Arctic Village
Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Oct 31, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 1:46 pm | Fri 3:31 pm | Fri 2:39 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Down all day | Thu 4:02 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
Mars | Up all day | Thu 7:05 am | Perfect visibility | |
Jupiter | Up all day | Thu 4:19 am | Perfect visibility | |
Saturn | Thu 5:22 pm | Fri 2:34 am | Thu 9:58 pm | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Thu 4:24 pm | Fri 12:38 pm | Fri 2:31 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Thu 5:07 pm | Fri 4:33 am | Thu 10:50 pm | Difficult to see |