| Night Time: | All day |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | Dec 19 at 5:11 pm |
| Start of Twilight*: | Dec 20 at 9:16 am |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Paulatuk has polar night
In the Sky in January
Highlights for January include the Quadrantid meteor shower and a Moon-Neptune-Saturn close approach. And why are some people calling this month’s Full Moon a Supermoon—but we’re not?
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Paulatuk. 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 Paulatuk, Dec 19 – Dec 20, 2025
Mercury rise and set in Paulatuk
Up some of the night.
Mercury is visible for a short time during the polar night.
Fri, Dec 19 ↓12:24 pm
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Jupiter rise and set in Paulatuk
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
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Saturn rise and set in Paulatuk
Up some of the night.
Saturn is visible more than 10 hours during the polar night.
Fri, Dec 19 ↑1:43 pm
Sat, Dec 20 ↓12:32 am
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Uranus rise and set in Paulatuk
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 Paulatuk
Up some of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible more than 11 hours during the polar night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Fri, Dec 19 ↑1:30 pm
Sat, Dec 20 ↓1:10 am
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Planets Visible in Paulatuk
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 11:28 am | Fri 12:24 pm | Fri 11:57 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Down all day | Fri 12:54 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Mars | Down all day | Fri 1:36 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Jupiter | Up all day | Fri 3:02 am | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Fri 1:43 pm | Sat 12:32 am | Fri 7:08 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Uranus | Fri 11:58 am | Sat 10:09 am | Fri 11:04 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Neptune | Fri 1:30 pm | Sat 1:10 am | Fri 7:20 pm | Difficult to see |
