| Night Time: | All day |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | None |
| Start of Twilight*: | None |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Alert has polar night
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 Alert. 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 Alert, Jan 20 – Jan 21, 2026
Jupiter rise and set in Alert
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
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Saturn rise and set in Alert
Up some of the night.
Saturn is visible more than 9 hours during the polar night. It is very close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view with as little light pollution as possible.
Tue, Jan 20 ↓7:48 pm
Wed, Jan 21 ↑10:13 am
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Uranus rise and set in Alert
Up all night. Bring binoculars.
Uranus is up all of the polar night. You may need binoculars.
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Neptune rise and set in Alert
Up some of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible more than 11 hours during the polar night. It is quite close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view. Very faint, use binoculars.
Tue, Jan 20 ↓8:47 pm
Wed, Jan 21 ↑9:28 am
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Planets Visible in Alert
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Down, doesn’t rise | Tue 11:19 am | Not visible | |
| Venus | Down, doesn’t rise | Tue 11:35 am | Not visible | |
| Mars | Down, doesn’t rise | Tue 11:09 am | Not visible | |
| Jupiter | Up, doesn’t set | Tue 10:28 pm | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Tue 10:18 am | Tue 7:48 pm | Tue 3:03 pm | Difficult to see |
| Uranus | Up, doesn’t set | Tue 6:49 pm | Average visibility | |
| Neptune | Tue 9:32 am | Tue 8:47 pm | Tue 3:09 pm | Very difficult to see |
