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Night Sky Tonight in Sodankylä, Finland (Soađegilli)

Moon: 0.2%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time: 23 hours, 39 minutes
Sunset: Dec 18 at 12:20 pm
End of Twilight*: Dec 19 at 4:23 pm
Start of Twilight*: Dec 20 at 7:58 am
Sunrise: None

*Nautical twilight

⚠ Sodankylä has polar night

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Tonight's Sky in Sodankylä, Dec 19 – Dec 20, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Sodankylä

Up some of the night.

Mercury is visible more than 3 hours during the polar night.

Fri, Dec 19 ↓12:40 pm
Sat, Dec 20 ↑9:16 am

Dec 19, 2025
Dec 20, 2025

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Jupiter rise and set in Sodankylä

Up some of the night.

Jupiter is visible more than 22 hours during the polar night.

Fri, Dec 19 ↓1:19 pm
Fri, Dec 19 ↑2:39 pm

Dec 19, 2025
Dec 20, 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Sodankylä

Up some of the night.

Saturn is visible more than 10 hours during the polar night.

Fri, Dec 19 ↑12:39 pm
Fri, Dec 19 ↓11:34 pm

Dec 19, 2025
Dec 20, 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Sodankylä

Up some of the night. Bring binoculars.

Uranus is visible more than 20 hours during the polar night. You may need binoculars.

Sat, Dec 20 ↓8:09 am
Sat, Dec 20 ↑11:53 am

Dec 19, 2025
Dec 20, 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Sodankylä

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 ↑12:28 pm
Sat, Dec 20 ↓12:10 am

Dec 19, 2025
Dec 20, 2025

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Planets Visible in Sodankylä

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 20, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 9:05 am Fri 12:40 pm Fri 10:53 am Good visibility
Venus Down all day Fri 11:51 am Down all night, not visible
Mars Down all day Fri 12:34 pm Down all night, not visible
Jupiter Thu 2:44 pm Fri 1:19 pm Fri 2:01 am Great visibility
Saturn Fri 12:39 pm Fri 11:34 pm Fri 6:06 pm Fairly good visibility
Uranus Fri 11:57 am Sat 8:09 am Fri 10:03 pm Slightly difficult to see
Neptune Fri 12:28 pm Sat 12:10 am Fri 6:19 pm Difficult to see