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McMurdo, Antarctica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 91.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 6:24:28 pm
Sunrise Today: 8:09 am↑ 70° East
Sunset Today: 5:35 pm↑ 289° West
Moonset Today: 5:47 am↑ 310° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 26 minutes (+15m 2s)
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Today's Sun Position in McMurdo

Time: 6:24 pm
Altitude: -2.8°
Direction: 277° W
Phase: Civil Twilight

Day length today: 9h 26m 8s (Sep 10, 2025)

15 minutes, 2 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 9, 2025)

9 hours, 26 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

14 hours, 33 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

The Sun's altitude in McMurdo 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 McMurdo Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in McMurdo 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 Astronomical Twilight.

Astro. Twilight 12:00 am – 4:28 am
Nautical Twilight 4:28 am – 6:29 am
Civil Twilight 6:29 am – 8:09 am
Daylight 8:09 am – 5:35 pm
Civil Twilight 5:35 pm – 7:15 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:15 pm – 9:18 pm
Astro. Twilight 9:18 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in McMurdo - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Sep 10 8:09 am 5:35 pm 9:26:08 +15:02 12:50 pm (7.4°) 93.606
Sep 11 8:01 am 5:42 pm 9:41:02 +14:54 12:50 pm (7.8°) 93.583
Sep 12 7:53 am 5:49 pm 9:55:49 +14:47 12:49 pm (8.1°) 93.559
Sep 13 7:45 am 5:56 pm 10:10:31 +14:41 12:49 pm (8.5°) 93.535
Sep 14 7:38 am 6:03 pm 10:25:08 +14:37 12:49 pm (8.9°) 93.511
Sep 15 7:30 am 6:10 pm 10:39:41 +14:33 12:48 pm (9.3°) 93.487
Sep 16 7:23 am 6:17 pm 10:54:11 +14:29 12:48 pm (9.6°) 93.463
* All times are local time for McMurdo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox Mar 20 10:01 pm
June solstice Jun 21 2:42 pm
September equinox Sep 23 6:19 am
December solstice Dec 22 4:03 am
* All times are local McMurdo time.

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Today's Moon in McMurdo

Percent Illuminated: 91.5%
Time: 6:24 pm
Altitude: -19.2°
Direction: 124° SE
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in McMurdo 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in McMurdo - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Sep 10 - 5:47 am - 2:18 am (4.7°) 226,987 95.4%
Sep 11 - Down all day - 3:09 am (-1.4°) 226,667 88.9%
Sep 12 - Down all day - 4:03 am (-8.4°) 227,153 80.1%
Sep 13 - Down all day - 5:00 am (-13.1°) 228,306 69.5%
Sep 14 - Down all day - 6:01 am (-16.2°) 229,960 58.0%
Sep 15 - Down all day - 7:03 am (-17.4°) 231,940 46.1%
Sep 16 - Down all day - 8:04 am (-16.6°) 234,101 34.7%
* All times are local time for McMurdo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in McMurdo This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Thu 8:52 am Thu 4:42 pm Thu 12:44 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Down all day Wed 11:01 am Down all night, not visible
Mars Wed 5:52 am Thu 12:07 am Wed 2:57 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Down all day Wed 9:00 am Down all night, not visible
Saturn Wed 6:38 pm Thu 8:33 am Thu 1:35 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Down all day Wed 5:35 am Down all night, not visible
Neptune Wed 7:15 pm Thu 8:05 am Thu 1:40 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for McMurdo.

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