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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Atqasuk, Alaska, USA

Moon: 56.7%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:All day
Sunset:None
End of Twilight*:Dec 21 at 5:16 pm
Start of Twilight*:Dec 22 at 9:40 am
Sunrise:None

*Nautical twilight

⚠ Atqasuk has polar night

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Tonight's Sky in Atqasuk, Dec 21 – Dec 22, 2024

Mercury rise and set in Atqasuk

Up some of the night.

Mercury is visible for a short time during the polar night.

Sat, Dec 21 ↓1:00 pm
Sun, Dec 22 ↑11:02 am

Dec 21, 2024
Dec 22, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Atqasuk

Up some of the night.

Venus is visible more than 3 hours during the polar night. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Sat, Dec 21 ↑2:46 pm
Sat, Dec 21 ↓6:45 pm

Dec 21, 2024
Dec 22, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Atqasuk

Up all night.

Mars is up all of the polar night.

Dec 21, 2024
Dec 22, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Atqasuk

Up all night.

Jupiter is up all of the polar night.

Dec 21, 2024
Dec 22, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Atqasuk

Up some of the night.

Saturn is visible more than 9 hours during the polar night.

Sat, Dec 21 ↑1:57 pm
Sat, Dec 21 ↓10:59 pm

Dec 21, 2024
Dec 22, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Atqasuk

Up some of the night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is visible more than 22 hours during the polar night. You may need binoculars.

Sun, Dec 22 ↓9:57 am
Sun, Dec 22 ↑11:39 am

Dec 21, 2024
Dec 22, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Atqasuk

Up some of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is visible more than 11 hours during the polar night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Sat, Dec 21 ↑1:36 pm
Sun, Dec 22 ↓12:56 am

Dec 21, 2024
Dec 22, 2024

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Planets Visible in Atqasuk

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 10:51 amSat 1:00 pmSat 11:56 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 2:46 pmSat 6:45 pmSat 4:44 pmPerfect visibility
MarsUp all daySat 3:59 amPerfect visibility
JupiterUp all daySat 12:20 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 1:57 pmSat 10:59 pmSat 6:28 pmFairly good visibility
UranusSat 11:43 amSun 9:57 amSat 10:50 pmSlightly difficult to see
NeptuneSat 1:36 pmSun 12:56 amSat 7:16 pmDifficult to see