| Night Time: | All day |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | None |
| End of Twilight*: | None |
| Start of Twilight*: | None |
| Sunrise: | None |
⚠ South Pole has polar night
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Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above South Pole. 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 South Pole, Jul 13 – Jul 14, 2025
Saturn rise and set in South Pole
Up all night.
Saturn is up all of the polar night. It is very 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 with as little light pollution as possible.
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Neptune rise and set in South Pole
Up all night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is up all of the polar night. It is very 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 with as little light pollution as possible. Very faint, use binoculars.
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Planets Visible in South Pole
| Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jul 14, 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Down all day | Sun 1:43 am | Down all night, not visible | |
| Venus | Down all day | Sun 9:06 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Mars | Down all day | Sun 3:41 am | Down all night, not visible | |
| Jupiter | Down all day | Sun 11:06 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Saturn | Up all day | Sun 4:45 pm | Difficult to see | |
| Uranus | Down all day | Sun 8:26 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Neptune | Up all day | Sun 4:44 pm | Extremely difficult to see | |
