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Night Sky Tonight in Utch’ŏndae-ri, Ryanggang, North Korea

Moon: 17.1%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:14 hours, 31 minutes
Sunset:Jan 14 at 5:21 pm
End of Twilight*:Jan 14 at 6:26 pm
Start of Twilight*:Jan 15 at 6:47 am
Sunrise:Jan 15 at 7:52 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of Utch’ŏndae-riLocation

Highlights for 2026

From a crewed lunar flyby to a total solar eclipse, the Moon will be . Plus, we’ve picked out some of the for 2026.

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Tonight's Sky in Utch’ŏndae-ri, Jan 14 – Jan 15, 2026

Mercury rise and set in Utch’ŏndae-ri

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 5 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Thu, Jan 15 ↑7:48 am

Jan 14, 2026
Jan 15, 2026

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Venus rise and set in Utch’ŏndae-ri

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Venus is just 2 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Wed, Jan 14 ↓5:26 pm

Jan 14, 2026
Jan 15, 2026

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Jupiter rise and set in Utch’ŏndae-ri

Up almost all night.

Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun in the sky, and is, therefore, visible most of the night. This is the best time of the year to view the planet.

Thu, Jan 15 ↓7:43 am

Jan 14, 2026
Jan 15, 2026

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Saturn rise and set in Utch’ŏndae-ri

View after sunset.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Wed, Jan 14 ↓10:36 pm

Jan 14, 2026
Jan 15, 2026

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Utch’ŏndae-ri

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 10 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.

Thu, Jan 15 ↓3:48 am

Jan 14, 2026
Jan 15, 2026

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Neptune rise and set in Utch’ŏndae-ri

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Very faint, use binoculars.

Wed, Jan 14 ↓10:51 pm

Jan 14, 2026
Jan 15, 2026

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Planets Visible in Utch’ŏndae-ri

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 14, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 7:48 amThu 4:54 pmThu 12:21 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusWed 8:05 amWed 5:26 pmWed 12:45 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 7:54 amThu 5:10 pmThu 12:32 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
JupiterWed 4:49 pmThu 7:43 amThu 12:16 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 10:55 amWed 10:36 pmWed 4:45 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 1:19 pmThu 3:48 amWed 8:34 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 10:56 amWed 10:51 pmWed 4:54 pmVery difficult to see