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Palmer Station, Antarctica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 53.3%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 15, 2024 at 4:36:27 pm
Sunrise Today: 10:09 am 43° Northeast
Sunset Today: 4:14 pm 318° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:13 pm 51° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:56 pm 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 6 hours, 5 minutes (-6m 7s)
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Today's Sun Position in Palmer Station

Time:4:36 pm
Altitude:-1.5°
Direction:313° NW
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 6h 5m 21s (May 15, 2024)

6 minutes, 7 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 14, 2024)

2 hours, 21 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

15 hours, 40 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palmer Station Today

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Night12:00 am – 7:04 am
Astro. Twilight7:04 am – 8:02 am
Nautical Twilight8:02 am – 9:05 am
Civil Twilight9:05 am – 10:09 am
Daylight10:09 am – 4:14 pm
Civil Twilight4:14 pm – 5:18 pm
Nautical Twilight5:18 pm – 6:21 pm
Astro. Twilight6:21 pm – 7:19 pm
Night7:19 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palmer Station - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 1510:09 am4:14 pm6:05:21−6:071:12 pm (6.3°)93.978
May 1610:12 am4:11 pm5:59:16−6:041:12 pm (6.0°)93.997
May 1710:15 am4:08 pm5:53:14−6:011:12 pm (5.8°)94.016
May 1810:18 am4:05 pm5:47:15−5:581:12 pm (5.6°)94.035
May 1910:21 am4:03 pm5:41:20−5:551:12 pm (5.4°)94.053
May 2010:24 am4:00 pm5:35:29−5:511:12 pm (5.2°)94.071
May 2110:27 am3:57 pm5:29:42−5:471:12 pm (5.0°)94.089
* All times are local time for Palmer Station. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Palmer Station

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Palmer Station - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 154:13 pm11:56 pm-7:55 pm(9.8°)250,14854.6%
May 164:00 pm--8:36 pm(15.2°)251,18764.2%
May 17-1:33 am3:49 pm9:16 pm(20.8°)251,41473.2%
May 18-3:05 am3:39 pm9:54 pm(26.7°)250,88481.3%
May 19-4:36 am3:29 pm10:34 pm(32.5°)249,70288.3%
May 20-6:11 am3:18 pm11:16 pm(38.1°)248,00393.9%
May 21-7:52 am3:05 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Palmer Station. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Palmer Station This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 15, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 6:48 amThu 4:24 pmThu 11:37 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 9:30 amThu 4:13 pmThu 12:52 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 4:49 amThu 3:57 pmThu 10:24 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 10:19 amThu 4:20 pmThu 1:19 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnThu 1:55 amThu 3:55 pmThu 8:55 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 9:52 amThu 4:09 pmThu 1:00 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 3:20 amThu 3:53 pmThu 9:36 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Palmer Station.

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