| Night Time: | All day |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | Dec 11 at 3:48 pm |
| Start of Twilight*: | Dec 12 at 7:28 am |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Abisko has polar night
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Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Abisko. 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 Abisko, Dec 11 – Dec 12, 2025
Mercury rise and set in Abisko
Up some of the night.
Mercury is visible more than 4 hours during the polar night.
Thu, Dec 11 ↓12:43 pm
Fri, Dec 12 ↑7:48 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Abisko
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
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Saturn rise and set in Abisko
Up some of the night.
Saturn is visible more than 10 hours during the polar night.
Thu, Dec 11 ↑12:43 pm
Thu, Dec 11 ↓11:33 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Abisko
Up some of the night. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is visible more than 21 hours during the polar night. You may need binoculars.
Fri, Dec 12 ↓8:37 am
Fri, Dec 12 ↑11:32 am
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Neptune rise and set in Abisko
Up some of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible more than 11 hours during the polar night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Thu, Dec 11 ↑12:31 pm
Fri, Dec 12 ↓12:12 am
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Planets Visible in Abisko
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 12, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 7:39 am | Thu 12:43 pm | Thu 10:12 am | Good visibility |
| Venus | Down all day | Thu 11:10 am | Down all night, not visible | |
| Mars | Down all day | Thu 12:10 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Jupiter | Up all day | Thu 2:07 am | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Thu 12:43 pm | Thu 11:33 pm | Thu 6:08 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 11:36 am | Fri 8:37 am | Thu 10:07 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Neptune | Thu 12:31 pm | Fri 12:12 am | Thu 6:21 pm | Difficult to see |
