| Night Time: | 1 hour, 36 minutes |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | Dec 1 at 10:46 pm |
| End of Twilight*: | None |
| Start of Twilight*: | None |
| Sunrise: | Dec 2 at 12:22 am |
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Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above White Island. 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 White Island, Dec 1 – Dec 2, 2024
Mercury rise and set in White Island
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
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Venus rise and set in White Island
View after sunset.
Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
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Mars rise and set in White Island
Try at night.
Can only be seen shortly, if at all, it is very close to the horizon.
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Jupiter rise and set in White Island
Up most of the night.
Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
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Saturn rise and set in White Island
Hard to see.
Saturn rises above the horizon for a short period only and remains very low in the sky, so it is unlikely to be visible.
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Uranus rise and set in White Island
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 White Island
Hard to see. Use binoculars.
Neptune rises above the horizon for a short period only and remains very low in the sky, so it is unlikely to be visible. Very faint, use binoculars.
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Planets Visible in White Island
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Dec 1, 2024 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 12:26 am | Tue 11:09 pm | Tue 12:03 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Up all day | Sun 2:44 pm | Good visibility | |
| Mars | Mon 1:43 am | Mon 5:29 am | Mon 3:36 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Sun 10:32 pm | Mon 1:37 am | Mon 12:04 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 10:34 am | Mon 1:29 am | Sun 6:02 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Uranus | Sun 7:48 pm | Mon 1:12 am | Sun 10:30 pm | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sun 12:26 pm | Mon 1:19 am | Sun 6:53 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
