| Night Time: | 5 hours, 26 minutes |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | Sep 9 at 9:25 pm |
| End of Twilight*: | None |
| Start of Twilight*: | None |
| Sunrise: | Sep 10 at 2:51 am |
Skywatching in September
One of this month’s highlights is a grouping of Venus, a wafer-thin Crescent Moon, and the bright star Regulus around September 19.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Alert. 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?
Currently showing previous night. For planet visibility in the coming night, please check again after 12 noon.
Tonight's Sky in Alert, Sep 9 – Sep 10, 2025
Mercury rise and set in Alert
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.
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Venus rise and set in Alert
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.
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Jupiter rise and set in Alert
View before sunrise.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter.
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Saturn rise and set in Alert
Up most of the night.
Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. 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.
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Uranus rise and set in Alert
View in the early morning. Bring binoculars.
Uranus can be seen for more than 5 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise. You may need binoculars.
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Neptune rise and set in Alert
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. 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. Very faint, use binoculars.
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Planets Visible in Alert
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 12:29 am | Thu 10:19 pm | Thu 12:02 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Up all day | Tue 10:16 am | Fairly good visibility | |
| Mars | Down all day | Tue 2:13 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Jupiter | Up all day | Tue 8:17 am | Fairly good visibility | |
| Saturn | Tue 7:54 pm | Wed 5:50 am | Wed 12:52 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Uranus | Up all day | Tue 4:52 am | Average visibility | |
| Neptune | Tue 7:05 pm | Wed 6:49 am | Wed 12:57 am | Difficult to see |
