One Month After the December Solstice: What’s Changing?
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, you might be looking forward to more daylight. We take a look at how things are changing north and south of the equator.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Geneva. 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 Geneva, Jan 18 – Jan 19, 2026
Mercury rise and set in Geneva
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
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Venus rise and set in Geneva
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Venus is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Sun, Jan 18 ↓5:28 pm
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Jupiter rise and set in Geneva
Up most of the night.
Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Mon, Jan 19 ↓7:48 am
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Saturn rise and set in Geneva
View after sunset.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Sun, Jan 18 ↓10:26 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Geneva
View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can be seen for more than 10 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. You may need binoculars.
Mon, Jan 19 ↓3:52 am
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Neptune rise and set in Geneva
View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Very faint, use binoculars.
Sun, Jan 18 ↓10:41 pm
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Planets Visible in Geneva
| Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jan 19, 2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 8:20 am | Mon 5:04 pm | Mon 12:41 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Sun 8:28 am | Sun 5:28 pm | Sun 12:58 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Mon 8:11 am | Mon 5:02 pm | Mon 12:36 pm | Not visible |
| Jupiter | Sun 4:20 pm | Mon 7:48 am | Mon 12:04 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 10:47 am | Sun 10:26 pm | Sun 4:37 pm | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Sun 12:55 pm | Mon 3:52 am | Sun 8:23 pm | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Sun 10:47 am | Sun 10:41 pm | Sun 4:44 pm | Very difficult to see |












