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

Night Time

6 hours, 35 minutes

Pe 17. tou, 21.59 – La 18. tou, 04.33

Visible tonight, 17. tou – 18. tou 2024

Mercury: From La 04.28
Venus: Slightly difficult to see
Mars: From La 03.52
Saturn: From La 03.34
Uranus: From La 04.32
Neptune: From La 03.40
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Mars Watch

Mars is getting higher and higher in the pre-dawn sky—although it is still not visible for observers at northerly latitudes. The Red Planet will become much brighter later this year, as it heads toward opposition on January 16, 2025.

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Tonight's Sky in Helsinki, 17. tou – 18. tou 2024 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Helsinki

Try before sunrise.

Mercury rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

La 18. tou ↑04.28

17. tou 2024
18. tou 2024

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Helsinki

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Venus is just 5 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

17. tou 2024
18. tou 2024

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Mars rise and set in Helsinki

Try before sunrise.

Mars rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

La 18. tou ↑03.52

17. tou 2024
18. tou 2024

Mars

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Saturn rise and set in Helsinki

Try before sunrise.

Saturn rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

La 18. tou ↑03.34

17. tou 2024
18. tou 2024

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Helsinki

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Uranus is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

La 18. tou ↑04.32

17. tou 2024
18. tou 2024

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Helsinki

Try before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Very faint, use binoculars.

La 18. tou ↑03.40

17. tou 2024
18. tou 2024

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Helsinki

 Planetrise/Planetset, Pe 17. tou 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryLa 04.28La 18.59La 11.43Extremely difficult to see
VenusLa 04.36La 21.22La 12.58Slightly difficult to see
MarsLa 03.52La 17.00La 10.26Very difficult to see
JupiterLa 04.45La 21.51La 13.18Very close to Sun, not visible
SaturnLa 03.34La 14.11La 08.53Difficult to see
UranusLa 04.32La 21.24La 12.58Extremely difficult to see
NeptuneLa 03.40La 15.28La 09.34Extremely difficult to see