| Night Time: | All day |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | None |
| Start of Twilight*: | None |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Alert 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. 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, Dec 24 – Dec 25, 2024
Mars rise and set in Alert
Up all night.
Mars is up all of the polar night.
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Jupiter rise and set in Alert
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
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Uranus rise and set in Alert
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
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 ↓9:51 pm
Wed, Dec 25 ↑11:35 am
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Planets Visible in Alert
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 25, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Down all day | Tue 9:35 am | Down all night, not visible | |
| Venus | Down all day | Tue 2:25 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Mars | Up all day | Tue 1:25 am | Perfect visibility | |
| Jupiter | Up all day | Tue 9:43 pm | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Down all day | Tue 3:57 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Uranus | Up all day | Tue 8:19 pm | Average visibility | |
| Neptune | Tue 11:39 am | Tue 9:51 pm | Tue 4:45 pm | Very difficult to see |
