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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Lofoten, Nordland Fylke, Norway

Moon: 4.9%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:16 hours, 42 minutes
Sunset:Oct 29 at 3:33 pm
End of Twilight*:Oct 29 at 5:44 pm
Start of Twilight*:Oct 30 at 6:02 am
Sunrise:Oct 30 at 8:14 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of LofotenLocation

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 Lofoten, Oct 29 – Oct 30, 2024

Mercury rise and set in Lofoten

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

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

Oct 29, 2024
Oct 30, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Lofoten

View in the early morning.

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

Oct 29, 2024
Oct 30, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Lofoten

View in the early morning.

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

Oct 29, 2024
Oct 30, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Lofoten

View in the night

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

Tue, Oct 29 ↑3:58 pm
Wed, Oct 30 ↓1:10 am

Oct 29, 2024
Oct 30, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Lofoten

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 29, 2024
Oct 30, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Lofoten

After sunset and most of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset. Very faint, use binoculars.

Tue, Oct 29 ↑3:44 pm
Wed, Oct 30 ↓3:10 am

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Planets Visible in Lofoten

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Oct 30, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 11:32 amWed 2:29 pmWed 1:01 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusDown all dayTue 2:25 pmDown all night, not visible
MarsUp all dayTue 5:37 amPerfect visibility
JupiterUp all dayTue 2:56 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 3:58 pmWed 1:10 amTue 8:34 pmPerfect visibility
UranusTue 2:59 pmWed 11:17 amWed 1:08 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 3:44 pmWed 3:10 amTue 9:27 pmDifficult to see