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Night Sky Tonight in Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada

Moon: 23.7%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time: 11 hours, 25 minutes
Sunset: Mar 22 at 8:50 pm
End of Twilight*: Mar 22 at 10:43 pm
Start of Twilight*: Mar 23 at 6:22 am
Sunrise: Mar 23 at 8:15 am

*Nautical twilight

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.

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Tonight's Sky in Norman Wells, Mar 22 – Mar 23, 2026

Mercury rise and set in Norman Wells

Try before sunrise.

Mercury rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.

Mon, Mar 23 ↑8:09 am

Mar 22, 2026
Mar 23, 2026

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Venus rise and set in Norman Wells

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.

Sun, Mar 22 ↓10:53 pm

Mar 22, 2026
Mar 23, 2026

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Jupiter rise and set in Norman Wells

View after sunset.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 11 hours after sunset and during the late evening/early night.

Mon, Mar 23 ↓8:12 am

Mar 22, 2026
Mar 23, 2026

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Uranus rise and set in Norman Wells

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.

Mon, Mar 23 ↓3:41 am

Mar 22, 2026
Mar 23, 2026

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Planets Visible in Norman Wells

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Mon 8:09 am Mon 5:55 pm Mon 1:02 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Sun 8:33 am Sun 10:53 pm Sun 3:42 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Mon 8:24 am Mon 6:45 pm Mon 1:34 pm Not visible
Jupiter Sun 10:49 am Mon 8:12 am Sun 9:31 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Mon 8:38 am Mon 8:45 pm Mon 2:41 pm Not visible
Uranus Sun 8:39 am Mon 3:41 am Sun 6:10 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Mon 8:30 am Mon 8:31 pm Mon 2:30 pm Very close to Sun, not visible