3 hours, 42 minutes
Tue, May 28 at 11:56 pm – Wed, May 29 at 3:39 am
Visible night of May 28 – May 29, 2024
Mercury: | Slightly difficult to see |
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Mars: | From Wed 3:33 am |
Jupiter: | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn: | From Wed 3:29 am |
Uranus: | From Wed 3:37 am |
Neptune: | From Wed 3:27 am |
Shortest Lunar Month 2024
On average, it takes the Moon 29.53 days to cycle through all its phases. However, the lunar month starting at Third Quarter Moon on May 30 will last 29.19 days—around 8 hours and 10 minutes faster than average. Read the full story.
Tonight's Sky in Fairbanks, May 28 – May 29, 2024 (6 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Fairbanks
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 Fairbanks
Try before sunrise.
Mars rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Wed, May 29 ↑3:33 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Fairbanks
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Jupiter is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
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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.
Wed, May 29 ↑3:29 am
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Uranus rise and set in Fairbanks
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Wed, May 29 ↑3:37 am
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Neptune rise and set in Fairbanks
Try before sunrise. Use binoculars.
Neptune rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Very faint, use binoculars.
Wed, May 29 ↑3:27 am
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Planets Visible in Fairbanks
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 29, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 3:56 am | Wed 9:25 pm | Wed 12:38 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 3:48 am | Wed 11:38 pm | Wed 1:41 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
Mars | Wed 3:33 am | Wed 5:55 pm | Wed 10:43 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Jupiter | Wed 3:49 am | Wed 10:40 pm | Wed 1:15 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Wed 3:29 am | Wed 1:52 pm | Wed 8:41 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Uranus | Wed 3:37 am | Wed 9:55 pm | Wed 12:46 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Wed 3:27 am | Wed 3:13 pm | Wed 9:20 am | Extremely difficult to see |