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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada

Night Time

4 hours, 35 minutes

Fri, May 31 at 10:48 pm – Sat, Jun 1 at 3:23 am

Visible night of May 31 – Jun 1, 2024

Mercury: From Sat 3:20 am
Mars: From Sat 2:47 am
Jupiter: From Sat 3:20 am
Saturn: From Sat 2:32 am
Uranus: From Sat 3:04 am
Neptune: From Sat 2:33 am
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Tonight's Sky in Rankin Inlet, May 31 – Jun 1, 2024 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Rankin Inlet

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mercury is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sat, Jun 1 ↑3:20 am

May 31, 2024
Jun 1, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Rankin Inlet

Try before sunrise.

Mars rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Sat, Jun 1 ↑2:47 am

May 31, 2024
Jun 1, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Rankin Inlet

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Jupiter is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sat, Jun 1 ↑3:20 am

May 31, 2024
Jun 1, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Rankin Inlet

Try before sunrise.

Saturn rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Sat, Jun 1 ↑2:32 am

May 31, 2024
Jun 1, 2024

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Rankin Inlet

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 17 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sat, Jun 1 ↑3:04 am

May 31, 2024
Jun 1, 2024

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Rankin Inlet

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.

Sat, Jun 1 ↑2:33 am

May 31, 2024
Jun 1, 2024

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Rankin Inlet

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Jun 1, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 3:20 amSat 8:55 pmSat 12:05 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 3:28 amSat 10:39 pmSat 1:03 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsSat 2:47 amSat 5:09 pmSat 9:57 amVery difficult to see
JupiterSat 3:20 amSat 9:28 pmSat 12:24 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSat 2:32 amSat 1:03 pmSat 7:47 amVery difficult to see
UranusSat 3:04 amSat 8:42 pmSat 11:53 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 2:33 amSat 2:21 pmSat 8:27 amExtremely difficult to see