| Night Time: | All day |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | Jan 20 at 6:15 pm |
| Start of Twilight*: | Jan 21 at 11:16 am |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Qaanaaq has polar night
One Month After the December Solstice: What’s Changing?
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Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Qaanaaq. 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 Qaanaaq, Jan 20 – Jan 21, 2026
Jupiter rise and set in Qaanaaq
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
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Saturn rise and set in Qaanaaq
Up some of the night.
Saturn is visible more than 10 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.
Tue, Jan 20 ↑1:14 pm
Tue, Jan 20 ↓11:46 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Qaanaaq
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 Qaanaaq
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 ↑12:50 pm
Wed, Jan 21 ↓12:24 am
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Planets Visible in Qaanaaq
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Down, doesn’t rise | Tue 2:47 pm | Not visible | |
| Venus | Down, doesn’t rise | Tue 3:03 pm | Not visible | |
| Mars | Down, doesn’t rise | Tue 2:37 pm | Not visible | |
| Jupiter | Up, doesn’t set | Tue 2:00 am | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Tue 1:14 pm | Tue 11:46 pm | Tue 6:30 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Uranus | Up, doesn’t set | Tue 10:16 pm | Average visibility | |
| Neptune | Tue 12:50 pm | Wed 12:24 am | Tue 6:37 pm | Difficult to see |
