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).
Tonight's Sky in Yakutat, Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2024
Mercury rise and set in Yakutat
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.
Thu, Oct 31 ↓5:32 pm
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Venus rise and set in Yakutat
Try after sunset.
Venus sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Thu, Oct 31 ↓6:22 pm
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Mars rise and set in Yakutat
View in the early morning.
Mars can be seen for more than 10 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Thu, Oct 31 ↑9:43 pm
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Jupiter rise and set in Yakutat
View in the early morning.
Jupiter can be seen for more than 13 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Thu, Oct 31 ↑6:49 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Yakutat
View after sunset.
Saturn can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Fri, Nov 1 ↓2:38 am
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Uranus rise and set in Yakutat
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.
Thu, Oct 31 ↑5:41 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Yakutat
View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 10 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Fri, Nov 1 ↓4:16 am
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Planets Visible in Yakutat
Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Oct 31, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 10:55 am | Thu 5:32 pm | Thu 2:14 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 12:55 pm | Thu 6:22 pm | Thu 3:39 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Thu 9:43 pm | Fri 3:35 pm | Fri 6:39 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Thu 6:49 pm | Fri 12:55 pm | Fri 3:52 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Thu 4:31 pm | Fri 2:38 am | Thu 9:35 pm | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Thu 5:41 pm | Fri 10:36 am | Fri 2:08 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Thu 4:39 pm | Fri 4:16 am | Thu 10:27 pm | Difficult to see |