| Night Time: | 6 hours, 9 minutes |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | May 8 at 11:53 pm |
| End of Twilight*: | None |
| Start of Twilight*: | None |
| Sunrise: | May 9 at 6:02 am |
Skywatching in May
Highlights for this month include a Moon-Venus close approach around May 18.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Nome. 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 Nome, May 8 – May 9, 2026
Mercury rise and set in Nome
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Mercury is just 7 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.
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Venus rise and set in Nome
View after sunset.
Venus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Sat, May 9 ↓4:02 am
Sat, May 9 ↑6:00 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Nome
View after sunset.
Jupiter can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.
Sat, May 9 ↓5:28 am
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Uranus rise and set in Nome
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Uranus is just 12 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
Sat, May 9 ↓1:17 am
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Neptune rise and set in Nome
Try before sunrise. Use binoculars.
Neptune rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Very faint, use binoculars.
Sat, May 9 ↑6:00 am
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Planets Visible in Nome
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 8, 2026 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 6:11 am | Sat 11:08 pm | Sat 2:36 pm | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 6:05 am | Sat 4:02 am | Fri 5:00 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Sat 6:02 am | Sat 8:34 pm | Sat 1:17 pm | Not visible |
| Jupiter | Fri 9:12 am | Sat 5:28 am | Fri 7:21 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sat 6:10 am | Sat 6:52 pm | Sat 12:31 pm | Not visible |
| Uranus | Fri 6:20 am | Sat 1:17 am | Fri 3:48 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Sat 6:00 am | Sat 6:11 pm | Sat 12:06 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
