| Night Time: | All day |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | Dec 18 at 4:45 pm |
| Start of Twilight*: | Dec 19 at 8:43 am |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Murmansk has polar night
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Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Murmansk. 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 Murmansk, Dec 18 – Dec 19, 2025
Mercury rise and set in Murmansk
Up some of the night.
Mercury is visible more than 2 hours during the polar night.
Thu, Dec 18 ↓12:39 pm
Fri, Dec 19 ↑10:26 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Murmansk
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
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Saturn rise and set in Murmansk
Up some of the night.
Saturn is visible more than 10 hours during the polar night.
Thu, Dec 18 ↑1:20 pm
Fri, Dec 19 ↓12:09 am
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Uranus rise and set in Murmansk
Up some of the night. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is visible more than 21 hours during the polar night. You may need binoculars.
Fri, Dec 19 ↓9:30 am
Fri, Dec 19 ↑11:48 am
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Neptune rise and set in Murmansk
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 ↑1:07 pm
Fri, Dec 19 ↓12:47 am
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Planets Visible in Murmansk
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 10:10 am | Thu 12:39 pm | Thu 11:25 am | Good visibility |
| Venus | Down all day | Thu 12:24 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Mars | Down all day | Thu 1:08 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Jupiter | Up all day | Thu 2:39 am | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Thu 1:20 pm | Fri 12:09 am | Thu 6:44 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 11:52 am | Fri 9:30 am | Thu 10:41 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Neptune | Thu 1:07 pm | Fri 12:47 am | Thu 6:57 pm | Difficult to see |
