4 hours, 52 minutes
Mon, Jun 17 at 11:39 pm – Tue, Jun 18 at 4:31 am
Visible tonight, Jun 17 – Jun 18, 2024
Mercury: | Until Tue 12:15 am |
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Venus: | Until Mon 11:58 pm |
Mars: | From Tue 2:55 am |
Jupiter: | From Tue 3:36 am |
Saturn: | From Tue 2:18 am |
Uranus: | From Tue 3:12 am |
Neptune: | From Tue 2:22 am |
Equal Day and Night at the Solstice?
Depending on your latitude, June 20 is either the longest or shortest day of 2024. For locations at 2.1 degrees south it is also the equilux, where day and night are equal.
Tonight's Sky in Qaqortoq, Jun 17 – Jun 18, 2024 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Qaqortoq
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Tue, Jun 18 ↓12:15 am
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Venus rise and set in Qaqortoq
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Venus is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Mon, Jun 17 ↓11:58 pm
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Mars rise and set in Qaqortoq
View before sunrise.
Mars can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
Tue, Jun 18 ↑2:55 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Qaqortoq
Try before sunrise.
Jupiter rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Tue, Jun 18 ↑3:36 am
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Saturn rise and set in Qaqortoq
View before sunrise.
Saturn can be seen for more than 2 hours before sunrise.
Tue, Jun 18 ↑2:18 am
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Uranus rise and set in Qaqortoq
View before sunrise. Bring binoculars (but don't look at the Sun!).
Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. It is quite close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view. You may need binoculars, but only use them when sun is down.
Tue, Jun 18 ↑3:12 am
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Neptune rise and set in Qaqortoq
View before sunrise. Use binoculars.
Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.
Tue, Jun 18 ↑2:22 am
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Planets Visible in Qaqortoq
Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jun 17, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Mon 4:28 am | Tue 12:15 am | Mon 2:21 pm | Very difficult to see |
Venus | Mon 4:43 am | Mon 11:58 pm | Mon 2:20 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Mars | Tue 2:55 am | Tue 6:16 pm | Tue 10:34 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Tue 3:36 am | Tue 9:23 pm | Tue 12:29 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Tue 2:18 am | Tue 1:00 pm | Tue 7:39 am | Fairly good visibility |
Uranus | Tue 3:12 am | Tue 8:20 pm | Tue 11:46 am | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Tue 2:22 am | Tue 2:12 pm | Tue 8:17 am | Very difficult to see |