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Night Sky Tonight in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Moon: 95.1%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time:4 hours, 56 minutes
Sunset:Jul 12 at 11:15 pm
End of Twilight*:None
Start of Twilight*:None
Sunrise:Jul 13 at 4:11 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Yellowknife, Jul 12 – Jul 13, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Yellowknife

Try after sunset.

Mercury sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Sat, Jul 12 ↓11:23 pm

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Venus rise and set in Yellowknife

View before sunrise.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Sun, Jul 13 ↑1:44 am

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Jul 13, 2025

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Mars rise and set in Yellowknife

Try after sunset.

Mars sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Sun, Jul 13 ↓12:15 am

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Jul 13, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Yellowknife

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Jupiter is just 13 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sun, Jul 13 ↑2:55 am

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Jul 13, 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Yellowknife

View before sunrise.

Saturn can be seen for more than 3 hours before sunrise.

Sun, Jul 13 ↑12:27 am

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Jul 13, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Yellowknife

View before sunrise. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. You may need binoculars.

Sun, Jul 13 ↑12:59 am

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Jul 13, 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Yellowknife

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 3 hours before sunrise. Very faint, use binoculars.

Sun, Jul 13 ↑12:19 am

Jul 12, 2025
Jul 13, 2025

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Planets Visible in Yellowknife

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Jul 12, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 7:15 amSat 11:23 pmSat 3:20 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusSun 1:44 amSun 7:44 pmSun 10:43 amGood visibility
MarsSat 10:20 amSun 12:15 amSat 5:18 pmDifficult to see
JupiterSun 2:55 amSun 10:31 pmSun 12:43 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 12:27 amSun 12:15 pmSun 6:21 amFairly good visibility
UranusSun 12:59 amSun 7:05 pmSun 10:02 amDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 12:19 amSun 12:22 pmSun 6:20 amDifficult to see