Sun & moon times today, Esperanza Base, Antarctica

Moon: 91.8%

Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Day length today: 10h 59m 46s (Sep 10, 2025)

6 minutes, 8 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 9, 2025)

6 hours, 28 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

9 hours, 35 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

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Sun in Esperanza Base - Next 7 Days

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2025	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Sep	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Sep	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Sep 10	7:15 am	6:15 pm	10:59:46	+6:08	12:44 pm (22.0°)	93.592
Sep 11	7:12 am	6:18 pm	11:05:55	+6:08	12:44 pm (22.3°)	93.568
Sep 12	7:08 am	6:20 pm	11:12:04	+6:09	12:44 pm (22.7°)	93.544
Sep 13	7:05 am	6:23 pm	11:18:13	+6:09	12:43 pm (23.1°)	93.520
Sep 14	7:01 am	6:26 pm	11:24:23	+6:10	12:43 pm (23.5°)	93.496
Sep 15	6:58 am	6:29 pm	11:30:34	+6:10	12:43 pm (23.9°)	93.472
Sep 16	6:55 am	6:31 pm	11:36:45	+6:10	12:42 pm (24.3°)	93.447
* All times are local time for Esperanza Base. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

March equinox	Mar 20	6:01 am
June solstice	Jun 20	11:42 pm
September equinox	Sep 22	3:19 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	12:03 pm
* All times are local Esperanza Base time.

Percent Illuminated:

91.8%

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Sep	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Sep 10	-	7:09 am	11:55 pm	2:44 am	(14.7°)	226,689	91.7%
Sep 11	-	6:58 am	-	3:36 am	(8.3°)	226,883	83.7%
Sep 12	2:08 am	6:41 am	-	4:32 am	(3.1°)	227,800	73.7%
Sep 13	-	Down all day	-	5:32 am	(-0.3°)	229,286	62.4%
Sep 14	-	Down all day	-	6:34 am	(-1.9°)	231,159	50.6%
Sep 15	-	Down all day	-	7:35 am	(-1.8°)	233,270	38.9%
Sep 16	8:19 am	9:00 am	-	8:35 am	(-0.1°)	235,485	28.1%
* All times are local time for Esperanza Base. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red.

	Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Wed 7:32 am	Wed 5:46 pm	Wed 12:37 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Venus	Wed 7:05 am	Wed 2:47 pm	Wed 10:56 am	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Wed 7:36 am	Wed 10:06 pm	Wed 2:50 pm	Average visibility
Jupiter	Wed 6:19 am	Wed 11:26 am	Wed 8:53 am	Slightly difficult to see
Saturn	Tue 7:07 pm	Wed 7:56 am	Wed 1:31 am	Perfect visibility
Uranus	Wed 2:29 am	Wed 8:24 am	Wed 5:27 am	Slightly difficult to see
Neptune	Tue 7:25 pm	Wed 7:46 am	Wed 1:36 am	Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Esperanza Base.