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Night Sky Tonight in Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, USA

Moon: 99.6%
Full Moon
Night Time:20 hours, 5 minutes
Sunset:Dec 4 at 4:01 pm
End of Twilight*:Dec 4 at 6:37 pm
Start of Twilight*:Dec 5 at 9:29 am
Sunrise:Dec 5 at 12:06 pm

*Nautical twilight

Location of Cape Prince of WalesLocation

Coming Up in December

Nights are at their darkest in the Northern Hemisphere, and the Full Moon rides high in the sky. Meanwhile, the Southern Hemisphere enjoys long, bright evenings.

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Tonight's Sky in Cape Prince of Wales, Dec 4 – Dec 5, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Cape Prince of Wales

View just before sunrise.

Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Thu, Dec 4 ↓4:10 pm
Fri, Dec 5 ↑9:12 am

Dec 4, 2025
Dec 5, 2025

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Venus rise and set in Cape Prince of Wales

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Venus is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Thu, Dec 4 ↓3:55 pm
Fri, Dec 5 ↑11:08 am

Dec 4, 2025
Dec 5, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Cape Prince of Wales

View in the early morning.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 17 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Thu, Dec 4 ↓3:12 pm
Thu, Dec 4 ↑6:48 pm

Dec 4, 2025
Dec 5, 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Cape Prince of Wales

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 10 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Thu, Dec 4 ↑3:32 pm
Fri, Dec 5 ↓2:29 am

Dec 4, 2025
Dec 5, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Cape Prince of Wales

Up most of the night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. You may need binoculars.

Thu, Dec 4 ↑3:24 pm
Fri, Dec 5 ↓10:37 am

Dec 4, 2025
Dec 5, 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Cape Prince of Wales

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 11 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Thu, Dec 4 ↑3:23 pm
Fri, Dec 5 ↓3:06 am

Dec 4, 2025
Dec 5, 2025

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Planets Visible in Cape Prince of Wales

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Dec 4, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 9:06 amThu 4:10 pmThu 12:39 pmAverage visibility
VenusThu 11:02 amThu 3:55 pmThu 1:29 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 1:30 pmThu 3:54 pmThu 2:42 pmNot visible
JupiterWed 6:52 pmThu 3:12 pmThu 5:02 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 3:32 pmFri 2:29 amThu 9:01 pmGreat visibility
UranusThu 3:24 pmFri 10:37 amFri 1:01 amAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 3:23 pmFri 3:06 amThu 9:15 pmDifficult to see