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

Moon: 8.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 11:20:04 am
Sunrise Today: 7:18 am 91° East
Sunset Today: 7:26 pm 269° West
Moonrise Today: 12:13 pm 45° Northeast
Moonset Today: 6:31 pm 320° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 8 minutes (-6m 42s)

Today's Sun Position in Palmer Station

Time: 11:20 am
Altitude: 21.1°
Direction: 33° NE
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 8m 17s (Mar 21, 2026)

6 minutes, 42 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

8 hours, 24 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

9 hours, 37 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palmer Station Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:20 am
Astro. Twilight 4:20 am – 5:29 am
Nautical Twilight 5:29 am – 6:29 am
Civil Twilight 6:29 am – 7:18 am
Daylight 7:18 am – 7:26 pm
Civil Twilight 7:26 pm – 8:15 pm
Nautical Twilight 8:15 pm – 9:14 pm
Astro. Twilight 9:14 pm – 10:22 pm
Night 10:22 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palmer Station - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 21 7:18 am 7:26 pm 12:08:17 −6:42 1:23 pm (24.8°) 92.604
Mar 22 7:21 am 7:22 pm 12:01:35 −6:42 1:23 pm (24.4°) 92.629
Mar 23 7:24 am 7:19 pm 11:54:53 −6:41 1:22 pm (24.0°) 92.655
Mar 24 7:27 am 7:15 pm 11:48:11 −6:41 1:22 pm (23.7°) 92.681
Mar 25 7:30 am 7:12 pm 11:41:31 −6:40 1:22 pm (23.3°) 92.706
Mar 26 7:33 am 7:08 pm 11:34:50 −6:40 1:21 pm (22.9°) 92.732
Mar 27 7:36 am 7:04 pm 11:28:10 −6:40 1:21 pm (22.5°) 92.758
* 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
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 21 12:13 pm 6:31 pm - 3:32 pm (6.2°) 228,119 9.7%
Mar 22 2:42 pm 6:00 pm - 4:28 pm (1.4°) 227,988 18.1%
Mar 23 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:29 pm (-1.5°) 228,493 28.4%
Mar 24 - Down, doesn’t rise - 6:31 pm (-4.0°) 229,504 39.8%
Mar 25 - Down, doesn’t rise - 7:34 pm (-3.3°) 230,885 51.7%
Mar 26 - Down, doesn’t rise - 8:34 pm (-0.5°) 232,514 63.3%
Mar 27 7:23 pm 11:53 pm - 9:30 pm (2.9°) 234,313 74.0%
* 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Palmer Station This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 4:50 am Sat 7:10 pm Sat 11:59 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sat 9:20 am Sat 7:37 pm Sat 2:30 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Sat 5:20 am Sat 7:29 pm Sat 12:25 pm Difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 6:27 pm Sat 10:21 pm Sat 8:24 pm Great visibility
Saturn Sat 7:31 am Sat 7:44 pm Sat 1:38 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Sat 2:12 pm Sat 7:54 pm Sat 5:03 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 7:19 am Sat 7:36 pm Sat 1:28 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Palmer Station.

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