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

Moon: 85.9%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:11 hours, 57 minutes
Sunset:Mar 17 at 9:01 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 17 at 10:39 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 18 at 7:21 am
Sunrise:Mar 18 at 8:58 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of St. Mary'sLocation

Rare Chance to Spot Venus as a Morning and Evening Star

Skywatchers in northern latitudes can witness the rare event of Venus being visible in both the evening and morning sky on the same night.

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Tonight's Sky in St. Mary's, Mar 17 – Mar 18, 2025

Mercury rise and set in St. Mary's

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Mon, Mar 17 ↓10:32 pm
Tue, Mar 18 ↑8:37 am

Mar 17, 2025
Mar 18, 2025
Meridian
3:37 pm
180°S
Set
10:32 pm
286°WNW
Rise
8:37 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.

Mon, Mar 17 ↓10:38 pm
Tue, Mar 18 ↑7:50 am

Mar 17, 2025
Mar 18, 2025
Meridian
3:17 pm
180°S
Set
10:38 pm
293°WNW
Rise
7:50 am
67°ENE

Venus

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Mars rise and set in St. Mary's

View after sunset.

Mars can be seen for more than 11 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Tue, Mar 18 ↓8:51 am

Mar 17, 2025
Mar 18, 2025
Rise
12:19 pm
23°NNE
Meridian
10:35 pm
180°S
Set
8:51 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.

Tue, Mar 18 ↓5:27 am

Mar 17, 2025
Mar 18, 2025
Meridian
7:59 pm
180°S
Set
5:27 am
325°NW
Rise
10:28 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.

Tue, Mar 18 ↓3:19 am

Mar 17, 2025
Mar 18, 2025
Meridian
6:36 pm
180°S
Set
3:19 am
314°NW
Rise
9:49 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 2 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Mon, Mar 17 ↓9:03 pm

Mar 17, 2025
Mar 18, 2025
Meridian
3:09 pm
180°S
Set
9:03 pm
268°W
Rise
9:12 am
92°E

Neptune

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Planets Visible in St. Mary's

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 17, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 8:41 amMon 10:32 pmMon 3:37 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusMon 7:54 amMon 10:38 pmMon 3:17 pmFairly good visibility
MarsMon 12:19 pmTue 8:51 amMon 10:35 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterMon 10:32 amTue 5:27 amMon 7:59 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 9:13 amTue 8:12 pmTue 2:42 pmNot visible
UranusMon 9:53 amTue 3:19 amMon 6:36 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneMon 9:16 amMon 9:03 pmMon 3:09 pmExtremely difficult to see