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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Alchevsk, Ukraine

Moon: 15.7%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:15 hours, 30 minutes
Sunset:Dec 4 at 4:30 pm
End of Twilight*:Dec 4 at 5:46 pm
Start of Twilight*:Dec 5 at 6:44 am
Sunrise:Dec 5 at 8:00 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of AlchevskLocation

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.”

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Tonight's Sky in Alchevsk, Dec 4 – Dec 5, 2024

Mercury rise and set in Alchevsk

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Wed, Dec 4 ↓4:47 pm

Dec 4, 2024
Dec 5, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Alchevsk

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.

Wed, Dec 4 ↓7:36 pm

Dec 4, 2024
Dec 5, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Alchevsk

View in the early morning.

Mars can be seen for more than 11 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Wed, Dec 4 ↑8:16 pm

Dec 4, 2024
Dec 5, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Alchevsk

Up almost all night.

Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun in the sky, and is, therefore, visible most of the night. This is the best time of the year to view the planet.

Wed, Dec 4 ↑4:38 pm

Dec 4, 2024
Dec 5, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Alchevsk

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 7 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Wed, Dec 4 ↓11:53 pm

Dec 4, 2024
Dec 5, 2024

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Uranus rise and set in Alchevsk

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.

Thu, Dec 5 ↓6:29 am

Dec 4, 2024
Dec 5, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Alchevsk

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.

Thu, Dec 5 ↓1:12 am

Dec 4, 2024
Dec 5, 2024

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Planets Visible in Alchevsk

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Dec 5, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 8:19 amWed 4:47 pmWed 12:32 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusWed 11:18 amWed 7:36 pmWed 3:27 pmGood visibility
MarsWed 8:16 pmThu 11:52 amThu 4:04 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 4:38 pmThu 8:22 amThu 12:30 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 1:06 pmWed 11:53 pmWed 6:29 pmGreat visibility
UranusWed 3:24 pmThu 6:29 amWed 10:57 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 1:28 pmThu 1:12 amWed 7:20 pmDifficult to see