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 Talkeetna, Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2024
Mercury rise and set in Talkeetna
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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Venus rise and set in Talkeetna
Try after sunset.
Venus sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Thu, Oct 31 ↓6:28 pm
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Mars rise and set in Talkeetna
View in the early morning.
Mars can be seen for more than 11 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Thu, Oct 31 ↑9:55 pm
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Jupiter rise and set in Talkeetna
View in the early morning.
Jupiter can be seen for more than 14 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Thu, Oct 31 ↑6:59 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Talkeetna
View after sunset.
Saturn can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Fri, Nov 1 ↓3:12 am
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Uranus rise and set in Talkeetna
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.
Thu, Oct 31 ↑6:00 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Talkeetna
View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 11 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Fri, Nov 1 ↓4:56 am
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Planets Visible in Talkeetna
Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Oct 31, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 12:09 pm | Fri 5:45 pm | Fri 2:57 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 2:12 pm | Thu 6:28 pm | Thu 4:20 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Thu 9:55 pm | Fri 4:45 pm | Fri 7:21 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Thu 6:59 pm | Fri 2:07 pm | Fri 4:33 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Thu 5:19 pm | Fri 3:12 am | Thu 10:16 pm | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Thu 6:00 pm | Fri 11:39 am | Fri 2:50 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Thu 5:21 pm | Fri 4:56 am | Thu 11:09 pm | Difficult to see |