| Night Time: | All day |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | Jan 21 at 3:28 pm |
| Start of Twilight*: | Jan 22 at 8:45 am |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ Longyearbyen 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 Longyearbyen. 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 Longyearbyen, Jan 21 – Jan 22, 2026
Jupiter rise and set in Longyearbyen
Up all night.
Jupiter is up all of the polar night.
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Saturn rise and set in Longyearbyen
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.
Wed, Jan 21 ↓9:02 pm
Thu, Jan 22 ↑10:30 am
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Uranus rise and set in Longyearbyen
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 Longyearbyen
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 ↓9:41 pm
Thu, Jan 22 ↑10:05 am
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Planets Visible in Longyearbyen
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Down, doesn’t rise | Wed 12:10 pm | Not visible | |
| Venus | Down, doesn’t rise | Wed 12:24 pm | Not visible | |
| Mars | Down, doesn’t rise | Wed 11:57 am | Not visible | |
| Jupiter | Up, doesn’t set | Wed 11:12 pm | Perfect visibility | |
| Saturn | Wed 10:35 am | Wed 9:02 pm | Wed 3:48 pm | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Up, doesn’t set | Wed 7:34 pm | Average visibility | |
| Neptune | Wed 10:09 am | Wed 9:41 pm | Wed 3:55 pm | Difficult to see |
