Night Time
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Visible night of May 9 – May 10, 2024
| Mercury: | ↓ Thu 7:34 pm | ↑ Fri 2:56 am |
|---|---|---|
| Venus: | Perfect visibility | |
| Mars: | ↓ Thu 4:54 pm | ↑ Fri 3:28 am |
| Jupiter: | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn: | ↓ Thu 1:00 pm | ↑ Fri 5:02 am |
| Neptune: | ↓ Thu 3:27 pm | ↑ Fri 3:59 am |
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Tonight's Sky in Longyearbyen, May 9 – May 10, 2024 (2 planets visible)
Venus rise and set in Longyearbyen
Up all night.
Venus is up all of the polar night. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
May 9, 2024
May 10, 2024
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Jupiter rise and set in Longyearbyen
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
May 9, 2024
May 10, 2024
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Planets Visible in Longyearbyen
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 10, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 2:56 am | Fri 7:42 pm | Fri 11:16 am | Not visible |
| Venus | Up all day | Thu 12:27 pm | Perfect visibility | |
| Mars | Fri 3:28 am | Fri 4:59 pm | Fri 10:12 am | Not visible |
| Jupiter | Up all day | Thu 1:22 pm | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Fri 5:02 am | Fri 12:57 pm | Fri 8:59 am | Not visible |
| Uranus | Down all day | Thu 1:08 pm | Not visible | |
| Neptune | Fri 3:59 am | Fri 3:24 pm | Fri 9:42 am | Not visible |
