All day
Visible tonight, Dec 5 – Dec 6, 2023
| Venus: | ↑ Wed 8:34 am | ↓ Wed 10:55 am |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter: | Perfect visibility | |
| Uranus: | Fairly good visibility | |
| Neptune: | ↑ Tue 2:29 pm | ↓ Wed 12:28 am |
Third Quarter Moon 50.137% Illuminated on Dec 5
First and Third Quarter Moons are often referred to as Half Moons—but they’re always a fraction more than 50% lit up.
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Tonight's Sky in Eureka, Dec 5 – Dec 6, 2023 (4 planets visible)
Venus rise and set in Eureka
Up some of the night.
Venus is visible more than 2 hours during the polar night. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Wed, Dec 6 ↑8:34 am
Wed, Dec 6 ↓10:55 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Eureka
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
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Uranus rise and set in Eureka
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 Eureka
Up some of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible more than 9 hours during the polar night. It is quite 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. Very faint, use binoculars.
Tue, Dec 5 ↑2:29 pm
Wed, Dec 6 ↓12:28 am
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Planets Visible in Eureka
| Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Dec 5, 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Down all day | Tue 2:06 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Venus | Wed 8:34 am | Wed 10:54 am | Wed 9:46 am | Perfect visibility |
| Mars | Down all day | Tue 12:11 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Jupiter | Up all day | Tue 10:04 pm | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Down all day | Tue 6:01 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Uranus | Up all day | Tue 10:56 pm | Fairly good visibility | |
| Neptune | Tue 2:29 pm | Wed 12:28 am | Tue 7:28 pm | Very difficult to see |
