All day
Visible tonight, Jan 27 – Jan 28, 2021
| Mars: | Perfect visibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Uranus: | Average visibility | |
| Neptune: | ↓ Wed 5:25 pm | ↑ Thu 10:33 am |
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Tonight's Sky in Alert, Jan 27 – Jan 28, 2021 (3 planets visible)
Mars rise and set in Alert
Up all night.
Mars is up all of the polar night.
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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 6 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.
Wed, Jan 27 ↓5:25 pm
Thu, Jan 28 ↑10:33 am
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Planets Visible in Alert
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 27, 2021 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Down all day | Wed 12:31 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Venus | Down all day | Wed 10:23 am | Down all night, not visible | |
| Mars | Up all day | Wed 5:09 pm | Perfect visibility | |
| Jupiter | Down all day | Wed 11:26 am | Down all night, not visible | |
| Saturn | Down all day | Wed 11:09 am | Down all night, not visible | |
| Uranus | Up all day | Wed 4:58 pm | Average visibility | |
| Neptune | Wed 10:38 am | Wed 5:25 pm | Wed 2:01 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
