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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Rothera Research Station, Antarctica

Moon: 16.3%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:None
Sunset:None
End of Twilight*:None
Start of Twilight*:None
Sunrise:None

*Nautical twilight

⚠ Rothera Research Station has polar day (Midnight Sun)

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2024 Ends with a Black Moon

In most time zones, the final New Moon of the year will be the second New Moon in December—making it a Black Moon.

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Tonight's Sky in Rothera Research Station, Dec 26 – Dec 27, 2024

Mercury rise and set in Rothera Research Station

Up all day.

Mercury is up all of the polar day .

Thu, Dec 26 ↓10:41 pm
Fri, Dec 27 ↑1:17 am

Dec 26, 2024
Dec 27, 2024

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Venus rise and set in Rothera Research Station

Up all day.

Venus is up all of the polar day . Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Fri, Dec 27 ↓1:48 am
Fri, Dec 27 ↑7:52 am

Dec 26, 2024
Dec 27, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Rothera Research Station

Up all day.

Jupiter is up all of the polar day .

Thu, Dec 26 ↑10:40 pm
Fri, Dec 27 ↓1:15 am

Dec 26, 2024
Dec 27, 2024

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Planets Visible in Rothera Research Station

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Dec 26, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 1:17 amFri 10:51 pmFri 11:59 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusFri 7:52 amSat 1:42 amFri 4:49 pmExtremely difficult to see
MarsDown all dayThu 3:38 amDown all night, not visible
JupiterThu 10:40 pmFri 1:15 amThu 11:58 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnFri 10:44 amSat 1:35 amFri 6:10 pmNot visible
UranusThu 8:00 pmFri 1:08 amThu 10:34 pmNot visible
NeptuneThu 12:33 pmFri 1:27 amThu 7:00 pmNot visible