All day
Visible night of Feb 7 – Feb 8, 2023
| Venus: | ↓ Tue 2:43 pm | ↑ Wed 10:57 am |
|---|---|---|
| Mars: | Perfect visibility | |
| Jupiter: | ↓ Tue 9:42 pm | ↑ Wed 7:07 am |
| Uranus: | Average visibility | |
| Neptune: | ↓ Tue 6:04 pm | ↑ Wed 9:07 am |
Can You Find the Faint Green Comet?
C/2022 E3 (ZTF)—a green-ish comet—may be visible in the night sky around the end of January and the beginning of February.
Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Alert on a date of your choice. Use it to locate a planet, the Moon, or the Sun and track their movements across the sky. The map also shows the phases of the Moon, and all solar and lunar eclipses. Need some help?
Tonight's Sky in Alert, Feb 7 – Feb 8, 2023 (5 planets visible)
Venus rise and set in Alert
Up some of the night.
Venus is visible more than 3 hours during the polar night. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Tue, Feb 7 ↓2:43 pm
Wed, Feb 8 ↑10:57 am
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Mars rise and set in Alert
Up all night.
Mars is up all of the polar night.
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Jupiter rise and set in Alert
Up some of the night.
Jupiter is visible more than 14 hours during the polar night.
Tue, Feb 7 ↓9:42 pm
Wed, Feb 8 ↑7:07 am
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Uranus rise and set in Alert
Up all night. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is up all of the polar night. You may need binoculars.
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Neptune rise and set in Alert
Up some of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible more than 8 hours during the polar 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. Very faint, use binoculars.
Tue, Feb 7 ↓6:04 pm
Wed, Feb 8 ↑9:07 am
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Planets Visible in Alert
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 8, 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Down all day | Tue 9:46 am | Down all night, not visible | |
| Venus | Tue 11:29 am | Tue 2:43 pm | Tue 1:03 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Mars | Up all day | Tue 6:38 pm | Perfect visibility | |
| Jupiter | Tue 7:13 am | Tue 9:42 pm | Tue 2:27 pm | Great visibility |
| Saturn | Down all day | Tue 11:56 am | Down all night, not visible | |
| Uranus | Up all day | Tue 4:48 pm | Average visibility | |
| Neptune | Tue 9:11 am | Tue 6:04 pm | Tue 1:37 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
