One Month After the December Solstice: What’s Changing?
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, you might be looking forward to more daylight. We take a look at how things are changing north and south of the equator.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Davis. 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 Davis, Jan 22
Mercury rise and set in Davis
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mercury is just 2 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
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Venus rise and set in Davis
Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.
Venus is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Thu, Jan 22 ↓1:10 am
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Mars rise and set in Davis
Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.
Mars is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.
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Planets Visible in Davis
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Up, doesn’t set | Thu 2:03 pm | Extremely difficult to see | |
| Venus | Wed 3:07 am | Thu 1:10 am | Wed 2:15 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Up, doesn’t set | Thu 1:47 pm | Extremely difficult to see | |
| Jupiter | Down, doesn’t rise | Thu 1:04 am | Not visible | |
| Saturn | Thu 11:00 am | Fri 12:11 am | Thu 5:36 pm | Not visible |
| Uranus | Thu 7:23 pm | Thu 11:19 pm | Thu 9:21 pm | Not visible |
| Neptune | Thu 11:24 am | Fri 12:00 midnight | Thu 5:42 pm | Not visible |









