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Palmer Station, Antarctica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 93.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 3:49:32 am
Sunrise Today: 4:47 am 133° Southeast
Sunset Today: 10:10 pm 227° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 10:01 pm 89° East
Moonset Today: 8:59 am 279° West
Daylight Hours: 17 hours, 23 minutes (-7m 18s)

Today's Sun Position in Palmer Station

Time: 3:49 am
Altitude: -4.8°
Direction: 147° SE
Phase: Civil Twilight

Day length today: 17h 22m 51s (Feb 4, 2026)

7 minutes, 18 seconds shorter than yesterday (Feb 3, 2026)

13 hours, 39 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

4 hours, 22 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palmer Station Today

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Nautical Twilight 12:00 am – 3:27 am
Civil Twilight 3:27 am – 4:47 am
Daylight 4:47 am – 10:10 pm
Civil Twilight 10:10 pm – 11:28 pm
Nautical Twilight 11:28 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palmer Station - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Feb Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Feb 4 4:47 am 10:10 pm 17:22:51 −7:18 1:30 pm (41.3°) 91.639
Feb 5 4:51 am 10:06 pm 17:15:32 −7:18 1:30 pm (41.0°) 91.654
Feb 6 4:54 am 10:03 pm 17:08:15 −7:17 1:30 pm (40.7°) 91.670
Feb 7 4:58 am 9:59 pm 17:00:57 −7:17 1:30 pm (40.4°) 91.685
Feb 8 5:02 am 9:55 pm 16:53:41 −7:16 1:30 pm (40.1°) 91.702
Feb 9 5:05 am 9:52 pm 16:46:26 −7:15 1:30 pm (39.8°) 91.718
Feb 10 5:09 am 9:48 pm 16:39:11 −7:14 1:30 pm (39.4°) 91.735
* All times are local time for Palmer Station. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Palmer Station

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Palmer Station - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Feb 4 - 8:59 am 10:01 pm 3:23 am (19.1°) 237,452 93.4%
Feb 5 - 10:40 am 9:50 pm 4:06 am (25.5°) 240,834 87.1%
Feb 6 - 12:20 pm 9:39 pm 4:49 am (31.7°) 244,093 79.3%
Feb 7 - 2:02 pm 9:26 pm 5:31 am (37.5°) 246,957 70.4%
Feb 8 - 3:50 pm 9:09 pm 6:15 am (42.7°) 249,220 60.9%
Feb 9 - 5:59 pm 8:36 pm 7:00 am (47.0°) 250,718 51.2%
Feb 10 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:47 am (50.3°) 251,366 41.5%
* All times are local time for Palmer Station. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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 Palmer Station This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 4, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 5:51 am Wed 10:28 pm Wed 2:12 pm Difficult to see
Venus Wed 5:29 am Wed 10:26 pm Wed 1:59 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 3:51 am Wed 10:19 pm Wed 1:06 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Wed 9:27 pm Thu 1:30 am Wed 11:28 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Wed 9:51 am Wed 10:40 pm Wed 4:16 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Wed 5:02 pm Wed 10:50 pm Wed 7:56 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Wed 10:05 am Wed 10:33 pm Wed 4:19 pm Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Palmer Station.

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