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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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10 hours, 31 minutes

Fri, 3 Sep, 20:17 - Sat, 4 Sep, 06:49

Visible tonight, 3 Sep – 4 Sep 2021

Mercury: Until Fri 20:46
Venus: Until Fri 21:16
Mars: Until Fri 20:39
Jupiter: Until Sat 05:14
Saturn: Until Sat 03:34
Uranus: From Fri 21:54
Neptune: From Fri 20:32
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Tonight's Sky in Edmonton, 3 Sep – 4 Sep 2021 (7 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Edmonton

Try after sunset.

Mercury sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Fri, 3 Sep ↓20:46

3 Sep 2021
4 Sep 2021

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Venus rise and set in Edmonton

Try after sunset.

Venus sets shortly after sunset, 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.

Fri, 3 Sep ↓21:16

3 Sep 2021
4 Sep 2021

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Mars rise and set in Edmonton

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mars is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Fri, 3 Sep ↓20:39

3 Sep 2021
4 Sep 2021

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Jupiter rise and set in Edmonton

Up most of the night.

Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.

Sat, 4 Sep ↓05:14

3 Sep 2021
4 Sep 2021

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Saturn rise and set in Edmonton

After sunset and most of the night.

Saturn is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset.

Sat, 4 Sep ↓03:34

3 Sep 2021
4 Sep 2021

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Uranus rise and set in Edmonton

View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 8 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.

Fri, 3 Sep ↑21:54

3 Sep 2021
4 Sep 2021

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Neptune rise and set in Edmonton

Up most of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Fri, 3 Sep ↑20:32

3 Sep 2021
4 Sep 2021

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Planets Visible in Edmonton

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, 3 Sep 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 09:17Fri 20:46Fri 15:02Difficult to see
VenusFri 10:45Fri 21:16Fri 16:01Slightly difficult to see
MarsFri 07:52Fri 20:39Fri 14:16Extremely difficult to see
JupiterFri 19:48Sat 05:14Sat 00:31Perfect visibility
SaturnFri 19:09Sat 03:34Fri 23:22Perfect visibility
UranusFri 21:54Sat 13:01Sat 05:28Average visibility
NeptuneFri 20:32Sat 07:51Sat 02:11Slightly difficult to see