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Night Sky Tonight in Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Moon: 97.8%
Waxing Gibbous
Night Time:4 hours, 50 minutes
Sunset:9 jun 23:33
End of Twilight*:None
Start of Twilight*:None
Sunrise:10 jun 04:24

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Anchorage, 9 jun – 10 jun 2025

Mercury rise and set in Anchorage

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Mercury is just 13 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

di 10 jun ↓01:06

9 jun 2025
10 jun 2025

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Anchorage

Try before sunrise.

Venus rises shortly before sunrise, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

di 10 jun ↑03:30

9 jun 2025
10 jun 2025

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Mars rise and set in Anchorage

View after sunset.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

di 10 jun ↓02:32

9 jun 2025
10 jun 2025

Mars

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Jupiter rise and set in Anchorage

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Jupiter is just 11 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

di 10 jun ↓00:18

9 jun 2025
10 jun 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Anchorage

View before sunrise.

Saturn can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. 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.

di 10 jun ↑02:57

9 jun 2025
10 jun 2025

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Uranus rise and set in Anchorage

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset. Bring binoculars (but don't look at the Sun!).

Uranus is just 21 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. You may need binoculars, but only use them when sun is down.

di 10 jun ↑03:40

9 jun 2025
10 jun 2025

Uranus

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Neptune rise and set in Anchorage

View before sunrise. Use binoculars.

Neptune can best be seen in the hours just before sunrise. Visibility deteriorates as the sky gets brighter. Very faint, use binoculars.

di 10 jun ↑02:51

9 jun 2025
10 jun 2025

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Planets Visible in Anchorage

 Planetrise/Planetset, maa 9 jun 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
Mercurymaa 04:45din 01:06maa 14:55Slightly difficult to see
Venusdin 03:30din 18:17din 10:53Slightly difficult to see
Marsmaa 10:45din 02:32maa 18:39Average visibility
Jupitermaa 05:12din 00:18maa 14:45Slightly difficult to see
Saturndin 02:57din 14:42din 08:49Average visibility
Uranusdin 03:40din 21:15din 12:27Extremely difficult to see
Neptunedin 02:51din 14:52din 08:51Very difficult to see