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Night Sky Tonight in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada

Moon: 47.3%
Third Quarter
Night Time:16 hours, 50 minutes
Sunset:Nov 11 at 3:28 pm
End of Twilight*:Nov 11 at 5:19 pm
Start of Twilight*:Nov 12 at 6:26 am
Sunrise:Nov 12 at 8:18 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of Rankin InletLocation

Most Remote Moon Until 2043

The most extreme Earth-Moon distances occur around New Moon or Full Moon. On November 20, 2025, the Moon will be at its farthest distance for the next 18 years.

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Tonight's Sky in Rankin Inlet, Nov 11 – Nov 12, 2025

Venus rise and set in Rankin Inlet

View just before sunrise.

Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Wed, Nov 12 ↑6:39 am

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Mars rise and set in Rankin Inlet

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mars is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Tue, Nov 11 ↓3:41 pm

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Nov 12, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Rankin Inlet

View in the early morning.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 13 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Tue, Nov 11 ↑7:06 pm

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Saturn rise and set in Rankin Inlet

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 10 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Wed, Nov 12 ↓2:01 am

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Nov 12, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Rankin Inlet

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. You may need binoculars.

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Nov 12, 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Rankin Inlet

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 11 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Wed, Nov 12 ↓2:36 am

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Planets Visible in Rankin Inlet

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Nov 12, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 10:27 amWed 3:20 pmWed 12:53 pmNot visible
VenusWed 6:39 amWed 3:22 pmWed 11:01 amFairly good visibility
MarsTue 10:10 amTue 3:41 pmTue 12:56 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterTue 7:06 pmWed 1:52 pmWed 4:29 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 2:57 pmWed 2:01 amTue 8:29 pmGreat visibility
UranusTue 3:27 pmWed 9:37 amWed 12:32 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 2:50 pmWed 2:36 amTue 8:43 pmDifficult to see