| Night Time: | 26 minutes |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | Dec 5 at 12:56 am |
| End of Twilight*: | None |
| Start of Twilight*: | None |
| Sunrise: | Dec 5 at 1:23 am |
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.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Bird Ridge. 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?
Currently showing previous night. For planet visibility in the coming night, please check again after 12 noon.
Tonight's Sky in Bird Ridge, Dec 5
Mercury rise and set in Bird Ridge
Try at night.
Can only be seen shortly, if at all, it is very close to the horizon.
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Venus rise and set in Bird Ridge
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only 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.
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Mars rise and set in Bird Ridge
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mars is just 9 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
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Jupiter rise and set in Bird Ridge
Try at night.
Can only be seen shortly, if at all, it is very close to the horizon.
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Saturn rise and set in Bird Ridge
Try before sunrise.
Saturn rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
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Uranus rise and set in Bird Ridge
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. 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. You may need binoculars.
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Neptune rise and set in Bird Ridge
Try before sunrise. Use binoculars.
Neptune rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Very faint, use binoculars.
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Planets Visible in Bird Ridge
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 5, 2025 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 2:52 am | Fri 8:45 pm | Fri 11:46 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 2:18 am | Fri 11:01 pm | Fri 12:37 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Up all day | Fri 1:49 pm | Extremely difficult to see | |
| Jupiter | Fri 2:19 am | Fri 5:57 am | Fri 4:08 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Saturn | Thu 1:28 pm | Fri 2:54 am | Thu 8:11 pm | Difficult to see |
| Uranus | Thu 9:47 pm | Fri 2:34 am | Fri 12:11 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Thu 2:06 pm | Fri 2:43 am | Thu 8:24 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
