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Night Sky Tonight in Nome, Alaska, USA

Moon: 1.6%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:18 hours, 2 minutes
Sunset:Nov 18 at 4:47 pm
End of Twilight*:Nov 18 at 6:53 pm
Start of Twilight*:Nov 19 at 8:41 am
Sunrise:Nov 19 at 10:49 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of NomeLocation

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 Nome, Nov 18 – Nov 19, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Nome

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.

Tue, Nov 18 ↓4:48 pm

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Venus rise and set in Nome

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Venus is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Wed, Nov 19 ↑9:17 am

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Mars rise and set in Nome

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.

Tue, Nov 18 ↓4:51 pm

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Jupiter rise and set in Nome

View in the early morning.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 14 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Tue, Nov 18 ↑8:07 pm

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Saturn rise and set in Nome

View after sunset.

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

Wed, Nov 19 ↓3:23 am

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Uranus rise and set in Nome

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.

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Neptune rise and set in Nome

View after sunset. Use binoculars.

Neptune can be seen for more than 11 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Wed, Nov 19 ↓3:59 am

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Planets Visible in Nome

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Nov 18, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 11:16 amTue 4:48 pmTue 2:01 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusWed 9:17 amWed 4:43 pmWed 1:01 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 12:34 pmTue 4:51 pmTue 2:43 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterTue 8:07 pmWed 3:41 pmWed 5:54 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 4:23 pmWed 3:23 amTue 9:53 pmGreat visibility
UranusTue 4:32 pmWed 11:20 amWed 1:56 amFairly good visibility
NeptuneTue 4:15 pmWed 3:59 amTue 10:07 pmDifficult to see