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Night Sky Tonight in Vostok Station, Antarctica

Moon: 8.9%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:All day
Sunset:None
End of Twilight*:May 29 at 1:06 pm
Start of Twilight*:May 30 at 8:38 am
Sunrise:None

*Nautical twilight

⚠ Vostok Station has polar night

Location of Vostok StationLocation

The Morning Star Shines Brightly

Venus reaches greatest elongation —its farthest distance from the Sun in the sky—on June 1.

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Tonight's Sky in Vostok Station, May 29 – May 30, 2025

Venus rise and set in Vostok Station

Up some of the night.

Venus is visible more than 7 hours during the polar night. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Fri, May 30 ↑3:54 am
Fri, May 30 ↓11:36 am

May 29, 2025
May 30, 2025
Rise
3:54 am
57°ENE
Meridian
7:47 am
360°N
Set
11:36 am
303°WNW

Venus

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Saturn rise and set in Vostok Station

Up some of the night.

Saturn is visible more than 13 hours during the polar night.

Thu, May 29 ↓1:15 pm
Thu, May 29 ↑11:40 pm

May 29, 2025
May 30, 2025
Set
1:15 pm
258°WSW
Rise
11:40 pm
102°ESE
Meridian
6:26 am
360°N

Saturn

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Neptune rise and set in Vostok Station

Up some of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is visible more than 12 hours during the polar night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Thu, May 29 ↓12:53 pm
Fri, May 30 ↑12:10 am

May 29, 2025
May 30, 2025
Set
12:53 pm
265°W
Rise
12:10 am
95°E
Meridian
6:30 am
360°N

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Vostok Station

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 29, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryDown all dayThu 10:44 amDown all night, not visible
VenusFri 3:54 amFri 11:36 amFri 7:47 amPerfect visibility
MarsDown all dayThu 3:54 pmDown all night, not visible
JupiterDown all dayThu 12:13 pmDown all night, not visible
SaturnWed 11:43 pmThu 1:15 pmThu 6:29 amFairly good visibility
UranusDown all dayThu 10:07 amDown all night, not visible
NeptuneThu 12:14 amThu 12:53 pmThu 6:34 amDifficult to see