5 hours, 45 minutes
Fri, May 10 at 10:54 pm – Sat, May 11 at 4:39 am
Visible tonight, May 10 – May 11, 2024
| Venus: | Slightly difficult to see |
|---|---|
| Jupiter: | Until Fri 11:22 pm |
| Uranus: | Until Fri 11:01 pm |
| Neptune: | From Sat 4:37 am |
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Tonight's Sky in Fairbanks, May 10 – May 11, 2024 (4 planets visible)
Venus rise and set in Fairbanks
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Venus is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
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Jupiter rise and set in Fairbanks
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Jupiter is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Fri, May 10 ↓11:22 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Fairbanks
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 2 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Fri, May 10 ↓11:01 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Fairbanks
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, May 11 ↑4:37 am
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Planets Visible in Fairbanks
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 10, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 5:05 am | Sat 7:16 pm | Sat 12:09 pm | Not visible |
| Venus | Sat 4:51 am | Sat 9:56 pm | Sat 1:22 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Sat 4:40 am | Sat 5:28 pm | Sat 11:04 am | Not visible |
| Jupiter | Fri 5:00 am | Fri 11:22 pm | Fri 2:11 pm | Difficult to see |
| Saturn | Sat 4:39 am | Sat 2:55 pm | Sat 9:47 am | Not visible |
| Uranus | Fri 4:51 am | Fri 11:01 pm | Fri 1:56 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sat 4:37 am | Sat 4:22 pm | Sat 10:29 am | Extremely difficult to see |
