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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in St. Mary's, Alaska, USA

Moon: 96.7%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:12 hours, 9 minutes
Sunset:Mar 15 at 8:55 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 15 at 10:33 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 16 at 7:28 am
Sunrise:Mar 16 at 9:05 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of St. Mary'sLocation

First Eclipse of 2025

On March 13–14 the Moon will pass through the center of Earth’s shadow in space, producing a total lunar eclipse .

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Tonight's Sky in St. Mary's, Mar 15 – Mar 16, 2025

Mercury rise and set in St. Mary's

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mercury is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sat, Mar 15 ↓10:43 pm
Sun, Mar 16 ↑8:46 am

Mar 15, 2025
Mar 16, 2025
Meridian
3:47 pm
180°S
Set
10:43 pm
286°WNW
Rise
8:46 am
74°ENE

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in St. Mary's

View just after sunset.

Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Sat, Mar 15 ↓10:54 pm
Sun, Mar 16 ↑7:58 am

Mar 15, 2025
Mar 16, 2025
Meridian
3:29 pm
180°S
Set
10:54 pm
294°WNW
Rise
7:58 am
66°ENE

Venus

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Mars rise and set in St. Mary's

View after sunset.

Mars can be seen for more than 12 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Sun, Mar 16 ↓9:00 am

Mar 15, 2025
Mar 16, 2025
Rise
12:22 pm
22°NNE
Meridian
10:41 pm
180°S
Set
9:00 am
337°NNW

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in St. Mary's

View after sunset.

Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Sun, Mar 16 ↓5:33 am

Mar 15, 2025
Mar 16, 2025
Meridian
8:06 pm
180°S
Set
5:33 am
325°NW
Rise
10:36 am
35°NE

Jupiter

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Uranus rise and set in St. Mary's

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. You may need binoculars.

Sun, Mar 16 ↓3:26 am

Mar 15, 2025
Mar 16, 2025
Meridian
6:44 pm
180°S
Set
3:26 am
314°NW
Rise
9:57 am
46°NE

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in St. Mary's

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Sat, Mar 15 ↓9:11 pm

Mar 15, 2025
Mar 16, 2025
Meridian
3:17 pm
180°S
Set
9:11 pm
268°W
Rise
9:20 am
92°E

Neptune

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Planets Visible in St. Mary's

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 15, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 8:51 amSat 10:43 pmSat 3:47 pmDifficult to see
VenusSat 8:03 amSat 10:54 pmSat 3:29 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSat 12:22 pmSun 9:00 amSat 10:41 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterSat 10:39 amSun 5:33 amSat 8:06 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnSun 9:21 amSun 8:18 pmSun 2:49 pmNot visible
UranusSat 10:01 amSun 3:26 amSat 6:44 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSat 9:23 amSat 9:11 pmSat 3:17 pmExtremely difficult to see