December’s Extreme Full Moon
The Full Moon on December 15 will rise and set at its most extreme northerly points on the horizon—the result of a once-every-18.6 years “major lunar standstill.”
Currently showing previous night. For planet visibility in the coming night, please check again after 12 noon.
Tonight's Sky in Poprad, Dec 3 – Dec 4, 2024
Mercury rise and set in Poprad
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 6 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Tue, Dec 3 ↓4:05 pm
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Venus rise and set in Poprad
View after sunset.
Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Tue, Dec 3 ↓6:45 pm
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Mars rise and set in Poprad
View in the early morning.
Mars can be seen for more than 11 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
Tue, Dec 3 ↑7:32 pm
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Jupiter rise and set in Poprad
Up most of the night.
Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Tue, Dec 3 ↑3:54 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Poprad
View after sunset.
Saturn can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.
Tue, Dec 3 ↓11:09 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Poprad
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.
Wed, Dec 4 ↓5:49 am
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Neptune rise and set in Poprad
View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 8 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Wed, Dec 4 ↓12:29 am
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Planets Visible in Poprad
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 4, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Tue 7:46 am | Tue 4:05 pm | Tue 11:55 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 10:35 am | Tue 6:45 pm | Tue 2:40 pm | Good visibility |
Mars | Tue 7:32 pm | Wed 11:12 am | Wed 3:22 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Tue 3:54 pm | Wed 7:43 am | Tue 11:48 pm | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Tue 12:24 pm | Tue 11:09 pm | Tue 5:47 pm | Great visibility |
Uranus | Tue 2:40 pm | Wed 5:49 am | Tue 10:15 pm | Average visibility |
Neptune | Tue 12:46 pm | Wed 12:29 am | Tue 6:38 pm | Difficult to see |