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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, USA

Night Time

3 hours, 17 minutes

Tue, May 28 at 1:31 am – Tue, May 28 at 4:47 am

Visible tonight, May 28

Mercury: Slightly difficult to see
Venus: Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter: Difficult to see
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Tonight's Sky in Cape Prince of Wales, May 28 (3 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Cape Prince of Wales

Try at night.

Can only be seen shortly, if at all, it is very close to the horizon.

May 27, 2024
May 28, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Cape Prince of Wales

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Venus is just 2 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

May 27, 2024
May 28, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Cape Prince of Wales

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.

May 27, 2024
May 28, 2024

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Planets Visible in Cape Prince of Wales

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 27, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:15 amTue 10:43 pmTue 1:56 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:00 amWed 1:08 amTue 3:02 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 4:56 amTue 7:17 pmTue 12:06 pmNot visible
JupiterTue 5:04 amWed 12:14 amTue 2:39 pmDifficult to see
SaturnTue 4:56 amTue 3:15 pmTue 10:06 amNot visible
UranusTue 4:53 amTue 11:29 pmTue 2:11 pmNot visible
NeptuneTue 4:52 amTue 4:38 pmTue 10:45 amNot visible