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Night Sky Tonight in Wainwright, Alaska, USA

Moon: 8.8%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time: 11 hours, 32 minutes
Sunset: Mar 20 at 9:00 pm
End of Twilight*: Mar 20 at 11:26 pm
Start of Twilight*: Mar 21 at 6:06 am
Sunrise: Mar 21 at 8:32 am

*Nautical twilight

Three “Colorful” Moons Follow March’s Blood Moon

At the beginning of March, the Moon turned red during a total lunar eclipse. Over the next few months, you’ll hear about Pink, Blue, and Strawberry Moons.

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Tonight's Sky in Wainwright, Mar 20 – Mar 21, 2026

Venus rise and set in Wainwright

View just after sunset.

Venus is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly after sunset. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Fri, Mar 20 ↓11:15 pm
Sat, Mar 21 ↑8:29 am

Mar 20, 2026
Mar 21, 2026

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Jupiter rise and set in Wainwright

View in the early morning.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 11 hours during the late night/early morning and until sunrise.

Mar 20, 2026
Mar 21, 2026

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Saturn rise and set in Wainwright

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Saturn is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Fri, Mar 20 ↓9:07 pm

Mar 20, 2026
Mar 21, 2026

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Uranus rise and set in Wainwright

View after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades. You may need binoculars.

Mar 20, 2026
Mar 21, 2026

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Planets Visible in Wainwright

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 8:45 am Sat 5:58 pm Sat 1:22 pm Not visible
Venus Fri 8:35 am Fri 11:15 pm Fri 3:53 pm Fairly good visibility
Mars Sat 9:02 am Sat 6:37 pm Sat 1:49 pm Not visible
Jupiter Up, doesn’t set Fri 9:51 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Fri 9:02 am Fri 9:07 pm Fri 3:04 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Up, doesn’t set Fri 6:30 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Sat 8:50 am Sat 8:51 pm Sat 2:51 pm Not visible