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Night Sky Tonight in Kenai, Alaska, USA (Shk'ituk't)

Moon: 6.5%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:16 hours, 45 minutes
Sunset:Nov 16 at 4:28 pm
End of Twilight*:Nov 16 at 6:12 pm
Start of Twilight*:Nov 17 at 7:28 am
Sunrise:Nov 17 at 9:13 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of KenaiLocation

Most Remote Moon Until 2043

The most extreme Earth-Moon distances occur around New Moon or Full Moon. On November 20, 2025, the Moon will be at its farthest distance for the next 18 years.

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Tonight's Sky in Kenai, Nov 16 – Nov 17, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Kenai

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sun, Nov 16 ↓4:34 pm

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Venus rise and set in Kenai

View just before sunrise.

Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Mon, Nov 17 ↑7:48 am

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Mars rise and set in Kenai

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mars is just 14 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sun, Nov 16 ↓4:48 pm

Nov 16, 2025
Nov 17, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Kenai

View in the early morning.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 13 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Sun, Nov 16 ↑8:06 pm

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Nov 17, 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Kenai

View after sunset.

Saturn can be seen for more than 10 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Mon, Nov 17 ↓2:39 am

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Nov 17, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Kenai

Up almost all night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus 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. You may need binoculars.

Nov 16, 2025
Nov 17, 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Kenai

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 10 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Mon, Nov 17 ↓3:12 am

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Nov 17, 2025

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Planets Visible in Kenai

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Nov 17, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 10:15 amSun 4:34 pmSun 1:23 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusMon 7:48 amMon 4:15 pmMon 12:02 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSun 10:48 amSun 4:48 pmSun 1:48 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSun 8:06 pmMon 2:05 pmMon 5:05 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 3:30 pmMon 2:39 amSun 9:05 pmGreat visibility
UranusSun 4:23 pmMon 9:52 amMon 1:07 amFairly good visibility
NeptuneSun 3:25 pmMon 3:12 amSun 9:19 pmDifficult to see