| Night Time: | All day |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | Dec 18 at 4:49 pm |
| Start of Twilight*: | Dec 19 at 10:41 am |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Nuussuaq has polar night
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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 Nuussuaq. 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 Nuussuaq, Dec 18 – Dec 19, 2025
Jupiter rise and set in Nuussuaq
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
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Saturn rise and set in Nuussuaq
Up some of the night.
Saturn is visible more than 10 hours during the polar night.
Thu, Dec 18 ↑2:32 pm
Fri, Dec 19 ↓12:57 am
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Uranus rise and set in Nuussuaq
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 Nuussuaq
Up some of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible more than 11 hours during the polar night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Thu, Dec 18 ↑2:10 pm
Fri, Dec 19 ↓1:43 am
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Planets Visible in Nuussuaq
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Down all day | Thu 12:26 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Venus | Down all day | Thu 1:25 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Mars | Down all day | Thu 2:09 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Jupiter | Up all day | Thu 3:39 am | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Thu 2:32 pm | Fri 12:57 am | Thu 7:44 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Uranus | Up all day | Thu 11:41 pm | Fairly good visibility | |
| Neptune | Thu 2:10 pm | Fri 1:43 am | Thu 7:57 pm | Difficult to see |
