| Night Time: | All day |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | Jan 21 at 6:11 pm |
| Start of Twilight*: | Jan 22 at 9:45 am |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Nuussuaq 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 Nuussuaq. 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 Nuussuaq, Jan 21 – Jan 22, 2026
Jupiter rise and set in Nuussuaq
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
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Saturn rise and set in Nuussuaq
Up some of the night.
Saturn is visible more than 10 hours during the polar night.
Wed, Jan 21 ↑12:12 pm
Wed, Jan 21 ↓11:04 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Nuussuaq
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 Nuussuaq
Up some of the night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is visible more than 11 hours during the polar night. Very faint, use binoculars.
Wed, Jan 21 ↓11:34 pm
Thu, Jan 22 ↑11:51 am
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Planets Visible in Nuussuaq
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Down, doesn’t rise | Wed 2:01 pm | Not visible | |
| Venus | Down, doesn’t rise | Wed 2:15 pm | Not visible | |
| Mars | Down, doesn’t rise | Wed 1:48 pm | Not visible | |
| Jupiter | Up, doesn’t set | Wed 1:07 am | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Wed 12:12 pm | Wed 11:04 pm | Wed 5:38 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Uranus | Up, doesn’t set | Wed 9:24 pm | Average visibility | |
| Neptune | Wed 11:55 am | Wed 11:34 pm | Wed 5:45 pm | Difficult to see |
