Three “Colorful” Moons Follow March’s Blood Moon
At the beginning of March, the Moon turned red during a total lunar eclipse. Over the next few months, you’ll hear about Pink, Blue, and Strawberry Moons.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Utqiaġvik. The Moon and planets have been enlarged slightly for clarity. On mobile devices, tap to steer the map by pointing your device at the sky. Need some help?
Tonight's Sky in Utqiaġvik, Mar 13 – Mar 14, 2026
Mercury rise and set in Utqiaġvik
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Sat, Mar 14 ↑8:38 am
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Venus rise and set in Utqiaġvik
View just after sunset.
Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Fri, Mar 13 ↓10:18 pm
Sat, Mar 14 ↑8:53 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Utqiaġvik
View in the early morning.
Jupiter can be seen for more than 12 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.
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Saturn rise and set in Utqiaġvik
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Saturn is just 10 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
Fri, Mar 13 ↓9:15 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Utqiaġvik
View after sunset. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. You may need binoculars.
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Neptune rise and set in Utqiaġvik
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Neptune is just 8 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Fri, Mar 13 ↓9:07 pm
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Planets Visible in Utqiaġvik
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Mar 13, 2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 8:38 am | Sat 6:38 pm | Sat 1:39 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 8:58 am | Fri 10:18 pm | Fri 3:37 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Mars | Sat 9:27 am | Sat 6:01 pm | Sat 1:43 pm | Not visible |
| Jupiter | Up, doesn’t set | Fri 10:05 pm | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Fri 9:17 am | Fri 9:15 pm | Fri 3:16 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Uranus | Up, doesn’t set | Fri 6:43 pm | Difficult to see | |
| Neptune | Fri 9:09 am | Fri 9:07 pm | Fri 3:08 pm | Extremely difficult to see |












