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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Vostok Station, Antarctica

Moon: 96.8%
Waxing Gibbous
Night Time:All day
Sunset:None
End of Twilight*:May 10 at 2:55 pm
Start of Twilight*:May 11 at 6:46 am
Sunrise:None

*Nautical twilight

⚠ Vostok Station has polar night

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Tonight's Sky in Vostok Station, May 10 – May 11, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Vostok Station

Up some of the night.

Mercury is visible more than 5 hours during the polar night.

Sat, May 10 ↓12:27 pm
Sun, May 11 ↑6:55 am

May 10, 2025
May 11, 2025
Set
12:27 pm
317°NW
Rise
6:55 am
39°NE
Meridian
9:34 am
0°N

Mercury

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Venus rise and set in Vostok Station

Up some of the night.

Venus is visible more than 11 hours during the polar night. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Sat, May 10 ↓1:32 pm
Sun, May 11 ↑2:27 am

May 10, 2025
May 11, 2025
Set
1:32 pm
277°W
Rise
2:27 am
83°E
Meridian
7:58 am
0°N

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.

Sat, May 10 ↓2:35 pm
Sun, May 11 ↑12:38 am

May 10, 2025
May 11, 2025
Set
2:35 pm
255°WSW
Rise
12:38 am
105°ESE
Meridian
7:35 am
0°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.

Sat, May 10 ↓2:09 pm
Sun, May 11 ↑1:20 am

May 10, 2025
May 11, 2025
Set
2:09 pm
264°W
Rise
1:20 am
96°E
Meridian
7:43 am
360°N

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Vostok Station

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 11, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 6:30 amSat 12:27 pmSat 9:31 amGood visibility
VenusSat 2:26 amSat 1:32 pmSat 8:00 amPerfect visibility
MarsDown all daySat 4:30 pmDown all night, not visible
JupiterDown all daySat 1:10 pmDown all night, not visible
SaturnSat 12:41 amSat 2:35 pmSat 7:38 amFairly good visibility
UranusDown all daySat 11:18 amDown all night, not visible
NeptuneSat 1:24 amSat 2:09 pmSat 7:47 amDifficult to see