19 hours, 43 minutes
Sun, Dec 5 at 2:51 pm - Mon, Dec 6 at 10:34 am
Visible tonight, Dec 5 – Dec 6, 2021
| Mercury: | Extremely difficult to see |
|---|---|
| Venus: | Until Sun 5:07 pm |
| Mars: | From Mon 8:20 am |
| Jupiter: | Until Sun 9:45 pm |
| Saturn: | Until Sun 7:42 pm |
| Uranus: | Until Mon 6:50 am |
| Neptune: | Until Mon 12:39 am |
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Tonight's Sky in Fairbanks, Dec 5 – Dec 6, 2021 (7 planets visible)
Mercury rise and set in Fairbanks
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.
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Venus rise and set in Fairbanks
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.
Sun, Dec 5 ↓5:07 pm
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Mars rise and set in Fairbanks
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible around sunrise and sunset only.
Mars is just 19 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Mon, Dec 6 ↑8:20 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Fairbanks
View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Sun, Dec 5 ↓9:45 pm
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Saturn rise and set in Fairbanks
View after sunset.
Saturn can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. It is quite close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view.
Sun, Dec 5 ↓7:42 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Fairbanks
After sunset and most of the night. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset. You may need binoculars.
Mon, Dec 6 ↓6:50 am
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Neptune rise and set in Fairbanks
View after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune can be seen for more than 9 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Mon, Dec 6 ↓12:39 am
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Planets Visible in Fairbanks
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Dec 5, 2021 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 11:41 am | Mon 2:18 pm | Mon 1:00 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Sun 1:57 pm | Sun 5:07 pm | Sun 3:32 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Mon 8:20 am | Mon 2:19 pm | Mon 11:20 am | Very difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Sun 1:45 pm | Sun 9:45 pm | Sun 5:45 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 1:35 pm | Sun 7:42 pm | Sun 4:38 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Uranus | Sun 2:03 pm | Mon 6:50 am | Sun 10:26 pm | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Sun 1:53 pm | Mon 12:39 am | Sun 7:16 pm | Difficult to see |
