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Night Sky Tonight in Kâvigârssuk, Avannaata, Greenland

Moon: 16.3%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time: All day
Sunset: None
End of Twilight*: Nov 12 at 4:42 pm
Start of Twilight*: Nov 13 at 8:29 am
Sunrise: None

*Nautical twilight

⚠ Kâvigârssuk has polar night

Location of Kâvigârssuk Location

A Planetary Meet-up and Shooting Stars

Mars and Jupiter have a close approach around November 16. Plus, the Leonid Meteor Shower peaks around November 17–18.

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Tonight's Sky in Kâvigârssuk, Nov 12 – Nov 13, 2026

Mercury rise and set in Kâvigârssuk

Up some of the night.

Mercury is visible more than 3 hours during the polar night. It is very 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 with as little light pollution as possible.

Thu, Nov 12 ↓1:17 pm
Fri, Nov 13 ↑9:44 am

Nov 12, 2026
Nov 13, 2026

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Venus rise and set in Kâvigârssuk

Up some of the night.

Venus is visible more than 4 hours during the polar night. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Thu, Nov 12 ↓12:53 pm
Fri, Nov 13 ↑8:24 am

Nov 12, 2026
Nov 13, 2026

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Mars rise and set in Kâvigârssuk

Up all night.

Mars is up all of the polar night.

Nov 12, 2026
Nov 13, 2026

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Jupiter rise and set in Kâvigârssuk

Up all night.

Jupiter is up all of the polar night.

Nov 12, 2026
Nov 13, 2026

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Saturn rise and set in Kâvigârssuk

Up some of the night.

Saturn is visible more than 12 hours during the polar night.

Thu, Nov 12 ↑3:28 pm
Fri, Nov 13 ↓4:24 am

Nov 12, 2026
Nov 13, 2026

Saturn

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Uranus rise and set in Kâvigârssuk

Up all night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is up all of the polar night. You may need binoculars.

Nov 12, 2026
Nov 13, 2026

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Neptune rise and set in Kâvigârssuk

Up some of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is visible more than 11 hours during the polar night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Thu, Nov 12 ↑3:30 pm
Fri, Nov 13 ↓3:29 am

Nov 12, 2026
Nov 13, 2026

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Planets Visible in Kâvigârssuk

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Nov 13, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Thu 9:56 am Thu 1:17 pm Thu 11:36 am Extremely difficult to see
Venus Thu 8:36 am Thu 12:53 pm Thu 10:44 am Perfect visibility
Mars Up, doesn’t set Thu 7:11 am Perfect visibility
Jupiter Up, doesn’t set Thu 7:15 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Thu 3:28 pm Fri 4:24 am Thu 9:56 pm Fairly good visibility
Uranus Up, doesn’t set Thu 1:33 am Fairly good visibility
Neptune Thu 3:30 pm Fri 3:29 am Thu 9:29 pm Difficult to see