| Night Time: | All day |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | Dec 18 at 5:43 pm |
| Start of Twilight*: | Dec 19 at 9:54 am |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Point Lay has polar night
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Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Point Lay. 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 Point Lay, Dec 18 – Dec 19, 2025
Jupiter rise and set in Point Lay
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
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Saturn rise and set in Point Lay
Up some of the night.
Saturn is visible more than 10 hours during the polar night.
Thu, Dec 18 ↑2:23 pm
Fri, Dec 19 ↓1:10 am
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Uranus rise and set in Point Lay
Up some of the night. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is visible more than 23 hours during the polar night. You may need binoculars.
Thu, Dec 18 ↑12:08 pm
Fri, Dec 19 ↓11:18 am
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Neptune rise and set in Point Lay
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 ↓1:49 am
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Planets Visible in Point Lay
| Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 12:12 pm | Thu 12:48 pm | Thu 12:31 pm | Down all night, not visible |
| Venus | Down all day | Thu 1:29 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Mars | Down all day | Thu 2:12 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Jupiter | Up all day | Thu 3:41 am | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Thu 2:23 pm | Fri 1:10 am | Thu 7:47 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 12:08 pm | Fri 11:18 am | Thu 11:43 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Neptune | Thu 2:10 pm | Fri 1:49 am | Thu 7:59 pm | Difficult to see |
