Rare Chance to Spot Venus as a Morning and Evening Star
Skywatchers in northern latitudes can witness the rare event of Venus being visible in both the evening and morning sky on the same night.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Paulatuk. 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 Paulatuk, Mar 18 – Mar 19, 2025
Mercury rise and set in Paulatuk
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.
Tue, Mar 18 ↓10:13 pm
Wed, Mar 19 ↑7:34 am
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Mars rise and set in Paulatuk
View in the early morning.
Mars can be seen for more than 11 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
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Jupiter rise and set in Paulatuk
View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
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Uranus rise and set in Paulatuk
View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. You may need binoculars.
Wed, Mar 19 ↓4:24 am
Wed, Mar 19 ↑7:25 am
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Planets Visible in Paulatuk
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 18, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 7:38 am | Tue 10:13 pm | Tue 2:56 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 6:37 am | Tue 10:30 pm | Tue 2:35 pm | Not visible |
Mars | Up all day | Tue 9:56 pm | Perfect visibility | |
Jupiter | Up all day | Tue 7:20 pm | Fairly good visibility | |
Saturn | Wed 8:46 am | Wed 7:20 pm | Wed 2:03 pm | Not visible |
Uranus | Tue 7:29 am | Wed 4:24 am | Tue 5:56 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Wed 8:34 am | Wed 8:17 pm | Wed 2:26 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |