| Night Time: | All day |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | Jan 20 at 4:25 pm |
| Start of Twilight*: | Jan 21 at 8:56 am |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Grise Fiord 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 Grise Fiord. 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 Grise Fiord, Jan 20 – Jan 21, 2026
Jupiter rise and set in Grise Fiord
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
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Saturn rise and set in Grise Fiord
Up some of the night.
Saturn is visible more than 10 hours during the polar night.
Tue, Jan 20 ↓9:44 pm
Wed, Jan 21 ↑11:01 am
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Uranus rise and set in Grise Fiord
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 Grise Fiord
Up some of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible more than 11 hours during the polar night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Tue, Jan 20 ↓10:19 pm
Wed, Jan 21 ↑10:40 am
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Planets Visible in Grise Fiord
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Down, doesn’t rise | Tue 12:41 pm | Not visible | |
| Venus | Down, doesn’t rise | Tue 12:57 pm | Not visible | |
| Mars | Down, doesn’t rise | Tue 12:32 pm | Not visible | |
| Jupiter | Up, doesn’t set | Tue 11:50 pm | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Tue 11:05 am | Tue 9:44 pm | Tue 4:25 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Uranus | Up, doesn’t set | Tue 8:11 pm | Average visibility | |
| Neptune | Tue 10:44 am | Tue 10:19 pm | Tue 4:32 pm | Difficult to see |
