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Rothera Research Station, Antarctica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 91.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 3:04:56 am
Sunrise Today: 8:06 am 80° East
Sunset Today: 6:53 pm 280° West
Moonset Today: 7:29 am 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 47 minutes (+7m 29s)

Today's Sun Position in Rothera Research Station

Time: 3:04 am
Altitude: -25.2°
Direction: 154° SE
Phase: Night

Day length today: 10h 46m 30s (Sep 10, 2025)

7 minutes, 29 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 9, 2025)

10 hours, 46 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

13 hours, 13 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rothera Research Station Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:59 am
Astro. Twilight 4:59 am – 6:08 am
Nautical Twilight 6:08 am – 7:12 am
Civil Twilight 7:12 am – 8:06 am
Daylight 8:06 am – 6:53 pm
Civil Twilight 6:53 pm – 7:47 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:47 pm – 8:52 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:52 pm – 10:02 pm
Night 10:02 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rothera Research Station - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Sep 10 8:06 am 6:53 pm 10:46:30 +7:29 1:29 pm (17.8°) 93.591
Sep 11 8:02 am 6:56 pm 10:53:59 +7:29 1:28 pm (18.2°) 93.567
Sep 12 7:58 am 7:00 pm 11:01:29 +7:29 1:28 pm (18.6°) 93.543
Sep 13 7:54 am 7:03 pm 11:08:58 +7:29 1:28 pm (19.0°) 93.519
Sep 14 7:50 am 7:07 pm 11:16:28 +7:29 1:27 pm (19.3°) 93.495
Sep 15 7:46 am 7:10 pm 11:23:58 +7:29 1:27 pm (19.7°) 93.471
Sep 16 7:42 am 7:13 pm 11:31:28 +7:30 1:27 pm (20.1°) 93.447
* All times are local time for Rothera Research Station. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Rothera Research Station

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Rothera Research Station - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Sep 10 - 7:29 am - 3:30 am (10.4°) 226,682 91.5%
Sep 11 1:28 am 6:55 am - 4:22 am (4.1°) 226,901 83.4%
Sep 12 - Down all day - 5:19 am (-0.7°) 227,839 73.4%
Sep 13 - Down all day - 6:18 am (-5.1°) 229,339 62.1%
Sep 14 - Down all day - 7:20 am (-7.0°) 231,222 50.2%
Sep 15 - Down all day - 8:22 am (-6.8°) 233,337 38.6%
Sep 16 - Down all day - 9:21 am (-4.8°) 235,554 27.8%
* All times are local time for Rothera Research Station. 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 Rothera Research Station This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 8:28 am Wed 6:19 pm Wed 1:22 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Wed 8:22 am Wed 2:59 pm Wed 11:40 am Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 8:04 am Wed 11:07 pm Wed 3:35 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Wed 8:25 am Wed 10:49 am Wed 9:37 am Slightly difficult to see
Saturn Tue 7:46 pm Wed 8:45 am Wed 2:16 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Wed 4:11 am Wed 8:11 am Wed 6:11 am Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Tue 8:08 pm Wed 8:33 am Wed 2:20 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rothera Research Station.

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