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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada

Moon: 0.3%
New Moon
Night Time:16 hours, 27 minutes
Sunset:Oct 31 at 3:53 pm
End of Twilight*:Oct 31 at 5:54 pm
Start of Twilight*:Nov 1 at 6:20 am
Sunrise:Nov 1 at 8:21 am

*Nautical twilight

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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).

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Tonight's Sky in Pangnirtung, Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2024

Mercury rise and set in Pangnirtung

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.

Oct 31, 2024
Nov 1, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Pangnirtung

View in the early morning.

Mars can be seen for more than 13 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Thu, Oct 31 ↓4:18 pm
Thu, Oct 31 ↑7:12 pm

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Nov 1, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Pangnirtung

View in the early morning.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 16 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Thu, Oct 31 ↑4:05 pm

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Nov 1, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Pangnirtung

View in the night

Saturn can be seen for more than 9 hours during the night.

Thu, Oct 31 ↑3:55 pm
Fri, Nov 1 ↓1:23 am

Oct 31, 2024
Nov 1, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Pangnirtung

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.

Oct 31, 2024
Nov 1, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Pangnirtung

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 ↓3:17 am

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Planets Visible in Pangnirtung

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Oct 31, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 11:25 amFri 3:12 pmFri 1:19 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusDown all dayThu 2:42 pmDown all night, not visible
MarsWed 7:13 pmThu 4:18 pmThu 5:46 amPerfect visibility
JupiterThu 4:05 pmFri 1:48 pmFri 2:57 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 3:55 pmFri 1:23 amThu 8:39 pmPerfect visibility
UranusThu 3:41 pmFri 10:45 amFri 1:13 amAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 3:47 pmFri 3:17 amThu 9:32 pmDifficult to see