| Night Time: | All day |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | Jul 3 at 4:06 pm |
| Start of Twilight*: | Jul 4 at 9:23 am |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Polar Star, Cape has polar night
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Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Polar Star, Cape. 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 Polar Star, Cape, Jul 4 – Jul 5, 2025
Mars rise and set in Polar Star, Cape
Up some of the night.
Mars is visible more than 8 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.
Fri, Jul 4 ↑12:37 pm
Fri, Jul 4 ↓8:39 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Polar Star, Cape
Up some of the night.
Saturn is visible more than 12 hours during the polar night.
Fri, Jul 4 ↓12:28 pm
Fri, Jul 4 ↑11:34 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Polar Star, Cape
Up some of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible more than 12 hours during the polar night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Fri, Jul 4 ↓12:15 pm
Fri, Jul 4 ↑11:47 pm
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Planets Visible in Polar Star, Cape
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Jul 5, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Down all day | Fri 2:36 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Venus | Down all day | Fri 9:41 am | Down all night, not visible | |
| Mars | Fri 12:37 pm | Fri 8:39 pm | Fri 4:37 pm | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Down all day | Fri 12:16 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Saturn | Thu 11:38 pm | Fri 12:28 pm | Fri 6:03 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Uranus | Down all day | Fri 9:43 am | Down all night, not visible | |
| Neptune | Thu 11:51 pm | Fri 12:15 pm | Fri 6:03 am | Difficult to see |
