| Night Time: | All day |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | Dec 24 at 4:18 pm |
| Start of Twilight*: | Dec 25 at 12:53 pm |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Qaanaaq 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 Qaanaaq. 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 Qaanaaq, Dec 24 – Dec 25, 2024
Mars rise and set in Qaanaaq
Up all night.
Mars is up all of the polar night.
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Jupiter rise and set in Qaanaaq
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
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Saturn rise and set in Qaanaaq
Up some of the night.
Saturn is visible more than 7 hours during the polar night. It is very 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 with as little light pollution as possible.
Tue, Dec 24 ↑3:52 pm
Tue, Dec 24 ↓10:58 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Qaanaaq
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 Qaanaaq
Up some of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible more than 10 hours during the polar night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Tue, Dec 24 ↑2:44 pm
Wed, Dec 25 ↓1:41 am
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Planets Visible in Qaanaaq
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 25, 2024 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Down all day | Tue 1:02 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Venus | Down all day | Tue 5:53 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Mars | Up all day | Tue 4:53 am | Perfect visibility | |
| Jupiter | Up all day | Tue 1:15 am | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Tue 3:52 pm | Tue 10:58 pm | Tue 7:25 pm | Difficult to see |
| Uranus | Up all day | Tue 11:46 pm | Fairly good visibility | |
| Neptune | Tue 2:44 pm | Wed 1:41 am | Tue 8:13 pm | Difficult to see |
