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

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Visible tonight, Jun 16 – Jun 17, 2024

Mercury: Perfect visibility
Venus: Perfect visibility
Jupiter: Perfect visibility
Saturn: ↑ Mon 2:54 am ↓ Mon 8:42 am
Neptune: ↓ Sun 12:09 pm ↑ Mon 12:46 am
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Tonight's Sky in Alert, Jun 16 – Jun 17, 2024 (3 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Alert

Up all night.

Mercury is up all of the polar night.

Jun 16, 2024
Jun 17, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Alert

Up all night.

Venus is up all of the polar night. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Jun 16, 2024
Jun 17, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Alert

Up all night.

Jupiter is up all of the polar night.

Jun 16, 2024
Jun 17, 2024

Jupiter

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Planets Visible in Alert

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Jun 16, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryUp all daySun 12:20 pmPerfect visibility
VenusUp all daySun 12:24 pmPerfect visibility
MarsDown all daySun 8:42 amNot visible
JupiterUp all daySun 10:40 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 2:54 amMon 8:42 amMon 5:48 amNot visible
UranusDown all daySun 9:58 amNot visible
NeptuneMon 12:46 amMon 12:05 pmMon 6:26 amNot visible