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McMurdo, Antarctica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 65.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 29, 2024 at 8:33:16 pm
Sun: Down all day
Moon: Up all day
Location of McMurdoLocation

Today's Sun Position in McMurdo

Time:8:33 pm
Altitude:-26.5°
Direction:249° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: (May 29, 2024)

1 day shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in McMurdo Today

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Night12:00 am – 7:51 am
Astro. Twilight7:51 am – 10:16 am
Nautical Twilight10:16 am – 3:24 pm
Astro. Twilight3:24 pm – 5:48 pm
Night5:48 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in McMurdo - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 29Down all day12:51 pm (-9.5°)94.214
May 30Down all day12:51 pm (-9.7°)94.229
May 31Down all day12:51 pm (-9.8°)94.245
Jun 1Down all day12:51 pm (-9.9°)94.260
Jun 2Down all day12:51 pm (-10.1°)94.275
Jun 3Down all day12:51 pm (-10.2°)94.289
Jun 4Down all day12:51 pm (-10.3°)94.303
* All times are local time for McMurdo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in McMurdo

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in McMurdo - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 29-Up all day-5:29 am(32.9°)232,68871.9%
May 30-Up all day-6:22 am(27.6°)231,25760.9%
May 31-4:00 pm-7:12 am(21.3°)230,08549.2%
Jun 112:03 am2:36 pm-8:00 am(14.5°)229,22937.4%
Jun 23:22 am1:17 pm-8:48 am(7.5°)228,77526.3%
Jun 37:17 am11:14 am-9:37 am(1.0°)228,82216.5%
Jun 4-Down all day-10:28 am(-5.7°)229,4638.6%
* All times are local time for McMurdo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in McMurdo This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 29, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryDown all dayWed 11:38 amDown all night, not visible
VenusDown all dayWed 12:43 pmDown all night, not visible
MarsThu 6:04 amThu 1:25 pmThu 9:46 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterDown all dayWed 12:20 pmDown all night, not visible
SaturnWed 11:30 pmThu 3:55 pmThu 7:43 amFairly good visibility
UranusDown all dayWed 11:52 amDown all night, not visible
NeptuneThu 1:48 amThu 2:56 pmThu 8:22 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for McMurdo.

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