| Night Time: | None |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | None |
| Start of Twilight*: | None |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Alert has polar day (Midnight Sun)
Skywatching in May
Highlights for this month include a Moon-Venus close approach around May 18.
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, May 8 – May 9, 2026
Mercury rise and set in Alert
Polar day
Mercury is up all of the polar day .
May 8, 2026
May 9, 2026
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Venus rise and set in Alert
Polar day
Venus is up all of the polar day . Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
May 8, 2026
May 9, 2026
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Jupiter rise and set in Alert
Polar day
Jupiter is up all of the polar day .
May 8, 2026
May 9, 2026
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Planets Visible in Alert
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 8, 2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Up, doesn’t set | Fri 11:39 am | Extremely difficult to see | |
| Venus | Up, doesn’t set | Fri 2:07 pm | Extremely difficult to see | |
| Mars | Up, doesn’t set | Fri 10:26 am | Not visible | |
| Jupiter | Up, doesn’t set | Fri 4:29 pm | Extremely difficult to see | |
| Saturn | Sat 2:22 am | Sat 4:58 pm | Sat 9:40 am | Not visible |
| Uranus | Up, doesn’t set | Fri 12:57 pm | Not visible | |
| Neptune | Sat 2:52 am | Sat 3:36 pm | Sat 9:14 am | Not visible |
