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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Yakutsk, Russia

Night Time

6 hours, 15 minutes

Wed, May 15 at 9:09 pm – Thu, May 16 at 3:24 am

Visible night of May 15 – May 16, 2024

Venus: Slightly difficult to see
Mars: From Thu 2:58 am
Jupiter: Until Wed 9:15 pm
Saturn: From Thu 2:47 am
Neptune: From Thu 2:50 am
Location of YakutskLocation

Mars Watch

Mars is getting higher and higher in the pre-dawn sky—although it is still not visible for observers at northerly latitudes. The Red Planet will become much brighter later this year, as it heads toward opposition on January 16, 2025.

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Tonight's Sky in Yakutsk, May 15 – May 16, 2024 (5 planets visible)

Venus rise and set in Yakutsk

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Venus is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

May 15, 2024
May 16, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Yakutsk

Try before sunrise.

Mars rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Thu, May 16 ↑2:58 am

May 15, 2024
May 16, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Yakutsk

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Jupiter is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Wed, May 15 ↓9:15 pm

May 15, 2024
May 16, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Yakutsk

Try before sunrise.

Saturn rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Thu, May 16 ↑2:47 am

May 15, 2024
May 16, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Yakutsk

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.

Thu, May 16 ↑2:50 am

May 15, 2024
May 16, 2024

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Planets Visible in Yakutsk

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 16, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 3:30 amThu 5:55 pmThu 10:41 amNot visible
VenusThu 3:29 amThu 8:26 pmThu 11:56 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 2:58 amThu 4:01 pmThu 9:29 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterWed 3:43 amWed 9:15 pmWed 12:29 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnThu 2:47 amThu 1:17 pmThu 8:02 amVery difficult to see
UranusThu 3:27 amThu 8:47 pmThu 12:07 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneThu 2:50 amThu 2:37 pmThu 8:43 amExtremely difficult to see