Night Time: | All day |
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Sunset: | None |
End of Twilight*: | Dec 24 at 2:48 pm |
Start of Twilight*: | Dec 25 at 10:20 am |
Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Thule Air Base 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.
Tonight's Sky in Thule Air Base, Dec 24 – Dec 25, 2024
Mars rise and set in Thule Air Base
Up all night.
Mars is up all of the polar night.
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Jupiter rise and set in Thule Air Base
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
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Saturn rise and set in Thule Air Base
Up some of the night.
Saturn is visible more than 7 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 ↑1:38 pm
Tue, Dec 24 ↓9:08 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Thule Air Base
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 Thule Air Base
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 ↑12:40 pm
Tue, Dec 24 ↓11:41 pm
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Planets Visible in Thule Air Base
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 25, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Down all day | Tue 11:00 am | Down all night, not visible | |
Venus | Down all day | Tue 3:51 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
Mars | Up all day | Tue 2:51 am | Perfect visibility | |
Jupiter | Up all day | Tue 11:09 pm | Perfect visibility | |
Saturn | Tue 1:38 pm | Tue 9:08 pm | Tue 5:23 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Uranus | Up all day | Tue 9:44 pm | Average visibility | |
Neptune | Tue 12:40 pm | Tue 11:41 pm | Tue 6:10 pm | Difficult to see |