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Esperanza Base, Antarctica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 93.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 3:47:41 am
Sunrise Today: 4:30 am↑ 131° Southeast
Sunset Today: 9:30 pm↑ 230° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 9:32 pm↑ 88° East
Moonset Today: 8:31 am↑ 279° West
Daylight Hours: 17 hours, 1 minute (-6m 36s)
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Today's Sun Position in Esperanza Base

Time: 3:47 am
Altitude: -4.1°
Direction: 140° SE
Phase: Civil Twilight

Day length today: 17h 35s (Feb 4, 2026)

6 minutes, 36 seconds shorter than yesterday (Feb 3, 2026)

12 hours, 29 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

3 hours, 34 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Esperanza Base today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Esperanza Base Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Esperanza Base today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Today it does not get darker than Nautical Twilight.

Nautical Twilight 12:00 am – 3:20 am
Civil Twilight 3:20 am – 4:30 am
Daylight 4:30 am – 9:30 pm
Civil Twilight 9:30 pm – 10:39 pm
Nautical Twilight 10:39 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Esperanza Base - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Feb Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Feb 4 4:30 am 9:30 pm 17:00:35 −6:36 1:01 pm (42.7°) 91.639
Feb 5 4:33 am 9:27 pm 16:53:58 −6:36 1:01 pm (42.4°) 91.654
Feb 6 4:37 am 9:24 pm 16:47:20 −6:37 1:02 pm (42.1°) 91.669
Feb 7 4:40 am 9:21 pm 16:40:43 −6:37 1:02 pm (41.8°) 91.685
Feb 8 4:43 am 9:18 pm 16:34:05 −6:37 1:02 pm (41.5°) 91.701
Feb 9 4:47 am 9:14 pm 16:27:27 −6:37 1:02 pm (41.1°) 91.718
Feb 10 4:50 am 9:11 pm 16:20:50 −6:37 1:02 pm (40.8°) 91.735
* All times are local time for Esperanza Base. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox Mar 20 11:46 am
June solstice Jun 21 5:25 am
September equinox Sep 22 9:05 pm
December solstice Dec 21 5:50 pm
* All times are local Esperanza Base time.

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Today's Moon in Esperanza Base

Percent Illuminated: 93.3%
Time: 3:47 am
Altitude: 19.8°
Direction: 346° N
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Esperanza Base today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Esperanza Base - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Feb 4 - 8:31 am 9:32 pm 2:54 am (20.3°) 237,387 93.5%
Feb 5 - 10:09 am 9:25 pm 3:37 am (26.8°) 240,768 87.2%
Feb 6 - 11:45 am 9:17 pm 4:20 am (33.0°) 244,032 79.4%
Feb 7 - 1:22 pm 9:08 pm 5:02 am (38.8°) 246,906 70.6%
Feb 8 - 3:04 pm 8:58 pm 5:45 am (44.0°) 249,182 61.1%
Feb 9 - 4:55 pm 8:42 pm 6:31 am (48.3°) 250,696 51.4%
Feb 10 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:18 am (51.6°) 251,362 41.7%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Esperanza Base This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 4, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 5:32 am Wed 9:51 pm Wed 1:44 pm Difficult to see
Venus Wed 5:11 am Wed 9:48 pm Wed 1:31 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 3:37 am Wed 9:36 pm Wed 12:38 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Wed 8:37 pm Thu 1:23 am Wed 11:00 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Wed 9:24 am Wed 10:11 pm Wed 3:48 pm Very difficult to see
Uranus Wed 4:20 pm Wed 10:36 pm Wed 7:28 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Wed 9:38 am Wed 10:04 pm Wed 3:51 pm Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Esperanza Base.

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