| Night Time: | All day |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | Feb 3 at 3:04 pm |
| Start of Twilight*: | Feb 4 at 7:33 am |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Alert has polar night
Coming Up in February
Highlights for February include a string of close Moon-planet meetups and an annular solar eclipse. Plus, will the crew of Artemis II fly around the Moon in February?
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?
Tonight's Sky in Alert, Feb 3 – Feb 4, 2026
Jupiter rise and set in Alert
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
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Saturn rise and set in Alert
Up some of the night.
Saturn is visible more than 10 hours during the polar 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.
Tue, Feb 3 ↓7:15 pm
Wed, Feb 4 ↑9:05 am
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Uranus rise and set in Alert
Up all night. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is up all of the polar night. You may need binoculars.
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Neptune rise and set in Alert
Up some of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible more than 11 hours during the polar 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.
Tue, Feb 3 ↓7:58 pm
Wed, Feb 4 ↑8:29 am
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Planets Visible in Alert
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 4, 2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Down, doesn’t rise | Tue 12:02 pm | Not visible | |
| Venus | Down, doesn’t rise | Tue 11:51 am | Not visible | |
| Mars | Down, doesn’t rise | Tue 10:59 am | Not visible | |
| Jupiter | Up, doesn’t set | Tue 9:26 pm | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Tue 9:10 am | Tue 7:15 pm | Tue 2:12 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Uranus | Up, doesn’t set | Tue 5:53 pm | Average visibility | |
| Neptune | Tue 8:33 am | Tue 7:58 pm | Tue 2:16 pm | Very difficult to see |
