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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Nuuk, Greenland (Godthåb)

Night Time

10 hours, 6 minutes

Wed, 3 Apr, 21:26 – Thu, 4 Apr, 07:32

Visible night of 3 Apr – 4 Apr 2024

Mercury: ↓ Wed 23:15 ↑ Thu 07:05
Venus: Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter: Until Thu 01:15
Uranus: Until Thu 01:42
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Tonight's Sky in Nuuk, 3 Apr – 4 Apr 2024 (4 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Nuuk

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mercury is just 13 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, 3 Apr ↓23:15
Thu, 4 Apr ↑07:05

3 Apr 2024
4 Apr 2024

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Venus rise and set in Nuuk

Try at night.

Can only be seen shortly, if at all, it is very close to the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

3 Apr 2024
4 Apr 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Nuuk

View after sunset.

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

Thu, 4 Apr ↓01:15

3 Apr 2024
4 Apr 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Nuuk

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. You may need binoculars.

Thu, 4 Apr ↓01:42

3 Apr 2024
4 Apr 2024

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Planets Visible in Nuuk

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, 4 Apr 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 07:08Wed 23:15Wed 15:12Very difficult to see
VenusThu 07:42Thu 19:25Thu 13:33Slightly difficult to see
MarsThu 07:32Thu 17:09Thu 12:20Not visible
JupiterWed 08:04Thu 01:15Wed 16:39Fairly good visibility
SaturnThu 07:38Thu 17:35Thu 12:37Not visible
UranusWed 07:59Thu 01:42Wed 16:50Difficult to see
NeptuneThu 07:39Thu 19:16Thu 13:28Not visible