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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Helsinki, Finland (Helsingfors)

Night Time

7 hours, 11 minutes

Sun, 1 Aug, 21:51 - Mon, 2 Aug, 05:02

Visible night of 1 Aug – 2 Aug 2021

Mercury: ↓ Sun 22:06 ↑ Mon 04:54
Venus: Until Sun 22:37
Mars: Until Sun 22:25
Jupiter: From Sun 22:13
Saturn: Perfect visibility
Uranus: From Sun 23:22
Neptune: From Sun 22:35
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Tonight's Sky in Helsinki, 1 Aug – 2 Aug 2021 (6 planets visible)

Venus rise and set in Helsinki

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.

Sun, 1 Aug ↓22:37

1 Aug 2021
2 Aug 2021

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Mars rise and set in Helsinki

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunset only.

Mars is just 22 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sun, 1 Aug ↓22:25

1 Aug 2021
2 Aug 2021

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Jupiter rise and set in Helsinki

Most of the night until sunrise.

Jupiter is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the early morning hours and until sunrise.

Sun, 1 Aug ↑22:13

1 Aug 2021
2 Aug 2021

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Saturn rise and set in Helsinki

Up almost all night.

Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun in the sky, and is, therefore, visible most of the night. This is the best time of the year to view the planet.

1 Aug 2021
2 Aug 2021

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Uranus rise and set in Helsinki

View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.

Sun, 1 Aug ↑23:22

1 Aug 2021
2 Aug 2021

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Neptune rise and set in Helsinki

View in the early morning. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 6 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.

Sun, 1 Aug ↑22:35

1 Aug 2021
2 Aug 2021

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Planets Visible in Helsinki

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, 2 Aug 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 04:44Sun 22:06Sun 13:27Very close to Sun, not visible
VenusSun 08:33Sun 22:37Sun 15:36Slightly difficult to see
MarsSun 07:23Sun 22:25Sun 14:55Very difficult to see
JupiterSun 22:13Mon 07:16Mon 02:45Perfect visibility
SaturnSun 21:45Mon 05:11Mon 01:28Perfect visibility
UranusSun 23:22Mon 15:28Mon 07:25Difficult to see
NeptuneSun 22:35Mon 09:48Mon 04:12Difficult to see