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Night Sky Tonight in North Pole, Alaska, USA

Moon: 14.5%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:2 hours, 32 minutes
Sunset:Jun 29 at 12:37 am
End of Twilight*:None
Start of Twilight*:None
Sunrise:Jun 29 at 3:08 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in North Pole, Jun 29

Mercury rise and set in North Pole

Try after sunset.

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

Sun, Jun 29 ↓1:16 am

Jun 28, 2025
Jun 29, 2025
Meridian
3:40 pm
180°S
Set
1:16 am
326°NNW
Rise
6:06 am
34°NE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in North Pole

View before sunrise.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Sun, Jun 29 ↑2:08 am

Jun 28, 2025
Jun 29, 2025
Set
7:23 pm
312°NW
Rise
2:08 am
48°NE
Meridian
10:46 am
180°S

Venus

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Mars rise and set in North Pole

Try after sunset.

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

Sun, Jun 29 ↓1:27 am

Jun 28, 2025
Jun 29, 2025
Meridian
5:54 pm
180°S
Set
1:27 am
295°WNW
Rise
10:21 am
65°ENE

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in North Pole

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Jupiter is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sun, Jun 29 ↑3:00 am

Jun 28, 2025
Jun 29, 2025
Meridian
1:39 pm
180°S
Set
12:15 am
341°NNW
Rise
3:00 am
19°NNE

Jupiter

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Saturn rise and set in North Pole

Hard to see.

Saturn rises above the horizon for a short period only and remains very low in the sky, so it is unlikely to be visible.

Sun, Jun 29 ↑1:34 am

Jun 28, 2025
Jun 29, 2025
Set
1:24 pm
268°W
Rise
1:34 am
92°E
Meridian
7:27 am
180°S

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in North Pole

View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.

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.

Sun, Jun 29 ↑1:39 am

Jun 28, 2025
Jun 29, 2025
Set
8:38 pm
325°NW
Rise
1:39 am
35°NE
Meridian
11:06 am
180°S

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in North Pole

Hard to see. Use binoculars.

Neptune rises above the horizon for a short period only and remains very low in the sky, so it is unlikely to be visible. Very faint, use binoculars.

Sun, Jun 29 ↑1:26 am

Jun 28, 2025
Jun 29, 2025
Set
1:32 pm
270°W
Rise
1:26 am
90°E
Meridian
7:27 am
180°S

Neptune

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Planets Visible in North Pole

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Jun 28, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 6:00 amSun 1:16 amSat 3:40 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusSun 2:08 amSun 7:27 pmSun 10:46 amGood visibility
MarsSat 10:20 amSun 1:27 amSat 5:54 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterSun 3:00 amMon 12:12 amSun 1:36 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnSun 1:34 amSun 1:20 pmSun 7:27 amExtremely difficult to see
UranusSun 1:39 amSun 8:34 pmSun 11:06 amVery difficult to see
NeptuneSun 1:26 amSun 1:28 pmSun 7:27 amExtremely difficult to see