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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, USA (Sagavanirktok)

Night Time

12 hours, 7 minutes

Mon, Sep 25 at 7:42 pm – Tue, Sep 26 at 7:49 am

Visible night of Sep 25 – Sep 26, 2023

Mercury: ↓ Mon 8:10 pm ↑ Tue 5:20 am
Venus: From Tue 2:37 am
Jupiter: Perfect visibility
Saturn: ↑ Mon 8:16 pm ↓ Tue 3:26 am
Uranus: Average visibility
Neptune: ↑ Mon 7:45 pm ↓ Tue 6:56 am
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Tonight's Sky in Prudhoe Bay, Sep 25 – Sep 26, 2023 (6 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Prudhoe Bay

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

Mercury is just 17 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Mon, Sep 25 ↓8:10 pm
Tue, Sep 26 ↑5:20 am

Sep 25, 2023
Sep 26, 2023

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Venus rise and set in Prudhoe Bay

View before sunrise.

Venus can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Tue, Sep 26 ↑2:37 am

Sep 25, 2023
Sep 26, 2023

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Jupiter rise and set in Prudhoe Bay

View in the early morning.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 12 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Sep 25, 2023
Sep 26, 2023

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Saturn rise and set in Prudhoe Bay

After sunset and most of the night.

Saturn is visible during most of the night, but it is best viewed in the late evening hours after sunset. 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.

Mon, Sep 25 ↑8:16 pm
Tue, Sep 26 ↓3:26 am

Sep 25, 2023
Sep 26, 2023

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Uranus rise and set in Prudhoe Bay

View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can be seen for more than 12 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.

Sep 25, 2023
Sep 26, 2023

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Neptune rise and set in Prudhoe Bay

Up most of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Mon, Sep 25 ↑7:45 pm
Tue, Sep 26 ↓6:56 am

Sep 25, 2023
Sep 26, 2023

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Planets Visible in Prudhoe Bay

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Sep 26, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:13 amMon 8:10 pmMon 12:43 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 2:37 amTue 7:21 pmTue 10:59 amGreat visibility
MarsTue 10:02 amTue 7:26 pmTue 2:45 pmNot visible
JupiterMon 7:02 pmTue 1:45 pmTue 4:24 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 8:16 pmTue 3:26 amMon 11:51 pmGood visibility
UranusMon 6:13 pmTue 3:35 pmTue 4:54 amAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 7:45 pmTue 6:56 amTue 1:21 amSlightly difficult to see