| Night Time: | All day |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | Dec 24 at 3:14 pm |
| Start of Twilight*: | Dec 25 at 9:24 am |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Resolute Bay 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 Resolute Bay. 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 Resolute Bay, Dec 24 – Dec 25, 2024
Mars rise and set in Resolute Bay
Up all night.
Mars is up all of the polar night.
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Jupiter rise and set in Resolute Bay
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
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Saturn rise and set in Resolute Bay
Up some of the night.
Saturn 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.
Tue, Dec 24 ↑1:04 pm
Tue, Dec 24 ↓9:11 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Resolute Bay
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 Resolute Bay
Up some of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible more than 11 hours during the polar night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Tue, Dec 24 ↑12:21 pm
Tue, Dec 24 ↓11:29 pm
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Planets Visible in Resolute Bay
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 25, 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Down all day | Tue 10:45 am | Down all night, not visible | |
| Venus | Thu 3:08 pm | Thu 4:06 pm | Thu 3:36 pm | Down all night, not visible |
| Mars | Up all day | Tue 2:35 am | Perfect visibility | |
| Jupiter | Up all day | Tue 10:53 pm | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Tue 1:04 pm | Tue 9:11 pm | Tue 5:07 pm | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Up all day | Tue 9:28 pm | Average visibility | |
| Neptune | Tue 12:21 pm | Tue 11:29 pm | Tue 5:55 pm | Difficult to see |
