| Night Time: | All day |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | None |
| Start of Twilight*: | None |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Alert Point has polar night
2024 Ends with a Black Moon
In most time zones, the final New Moon of the year will be the second New Moon in December—making it a Black Moon.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Alert Point. The Moon and planets have been enlarged slightly for clarity. On mobile devices, tap to steer the map by pointing your device at the sky. Need some help?
Tonight's Sky in Alert Point, Dec 24 – Dec 25, 2024
Mars rise and set in Alert Point
Up all night.
Mars is up all of the polar night.
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Jupiter rise and set in Alert Point
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
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Uranus rise and set in Alert Point
Up all night. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is up all of the polar night. You may need binoculars.
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Neptune rise and set in Alert Point
Up some of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible more than 10 hours during the polar night. 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. Very faint, use binoculars.
Tue, Dec 24 ↑12:12 pm
Tue, Dec 24 ↓10:26 pm
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Planets Visible in Alert Point
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 25, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Down all day | Tue 10:09 am | Down all night, not visible | |
| Venus | Down all day | Tue 3:00 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Mars | Up all day | Tue 1:59 am | Perfect visibility | |
| Jupiter | Up all day | Tue 10:17 pm | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Wed 4:23 pm | Wed 4:34 pm | Wed 4:28 pm | Down all night, not visible |
| Uranus | Up all day | Tue 8:53 pm | Average visibility | |
| Neptune | Tue 12:12 pm | Tue 10:26 pm | Tue 5:19 pm | Very difficult to see |
