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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada

Moon: 14.4%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:7 hours, 30 minutes
Sunset:Apr 23 at 8:35 pm
End of Twilight*:None
Start of Twilight*:None
Sunrise:Apr 24 at 4:05 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of PangnirtungLocation

Comet Update

Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN), which made a faint appearance in the morning sky earlier this month, may have disintegrated.

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Tonight's Sky in Pangnirtung, Apr 23 – Apr 24, 2025

Venus rise and set in Pangnirtung

Try before sunrise.

Venus rises shortly before sunrise, 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, Apr 24 ↑3:43 am

Apr 23, 2025
Apr 24, 2025
Set
4:07 pm
273°W
Rise
3:43 am
87°E
Meridian
9:53 am
180°S

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Mars rise and set in Pangnirtung

View in the early morning.

Mars can be seen for more than 7 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Apr 23, 2025
Apr 24, 2025
Meridian
6:34 pm
180°S
Set
5:03 am
339°NNW
Rise
8:04 am
21°NNE

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Pangnirtung

View after sunset.

Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Thu, Apr 24 ↓2:41 am

Apr 23, 2025
Apr 24, 2025
Meridian
3:30 pm
180°S
Set
2:41 am
349°N
Rise
4:17 am
11°N

Jupiter

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Uranus rise and set in Pangnirtung

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset. Bring binoculars (but don't look at the Sun!).

Uranus is just 22 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. You may need binoculars, but only use them when sun is down.

Wed, Apr 23 ↓11:22 pm

Apr 23, 2025
Apr 24, 2025
Meridian
1:49 pm
180°S
Set
11:22 pm
326°NW
Rise
4:12 am
34°NE

Uranus

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Planets Visible in Pangnirtung

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Apr 24, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:34 amThu 4:53 pmThu 10:42 amNot visible
VenusThu 3:43 amThu 4:03 pmThu 9:53 amAverage visibility
MarsWed 8:02 amThu 5:03 amWed 6:34 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 4:21 amThu 2:41 amWed 3:30 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 4:26 amThu 3:42 pmThu 10:04 amNot visible
UranusWed 4:16 amWed 11:22 pmWed 1:49 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 4:19 amThu 4:13 pmThu 10:16 amNot visible