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South Pole, Antarctica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.9%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 5:27:03 pm
Sun: Up all day
Moon: Up all day
Daylight Hours: 24 hours
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Today's Sun Position in South Pole

Time: 5:27 pm
Altitude: 23.4°
Direction: 113° SE
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 24 hours (Dec 19, 2025)

1 day longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in South Pole 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 South Pole Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in South Pole 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

Midnight Sun – Sun does not set today.

Daylight 12:00 am – 11:59 pm

Sun in South Pole - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. km
Dec 19 Up all day 12:56 am (23.4°) 147.209
Dec 20 Up all day 12:57 am (23.5°) 147.198
Dec 21 Up all day 12:57 am (23.5°) 147.186
Dec 22 Up all day 12:58 am (23.5°) 147.176
Dec 23 Up all day 12:58 am (23.5°) 147.166
Dec 24 Up all day 12:59 am (23.5°) 147.156
Dec 25 Up all day 12:59 am (23.4°) 147.147
* All times are local time for South Pole. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (summer solstice) in South Pole is at 4:03 am on Monday, December 22, 2025. In locations south of the equator, the longest day of the year is around this date.

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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 South Pole time.

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Today's Moon in South Pole

Percent Illuminated: 0.9%
Time: 5:27 pm
Altitude: 27.1°
Direction: 101° E
Position: Waning Crescent

The Moon's path in South Pole 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 South Pole - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
Dec 19 - - - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Dec 20 - Up all day - 12:27 am (27.3°) 404,504 0.5%
Dec 21 - Up all day - 1:19 am (27.3°) 402,621 0.3%
Dec 22 - Up all day - 2:11 am (25.7°) 400,214 2.2%
Dec 23 - Up all day - 3:02 am (22.9°) 397,325 6.0%
Dec 24 - Up all day - 3:50 am (18.8°) 393,982 11.7%
Dec 25 - Up all day - 4:37 am (13.7°) 390,183 19.2%
* All times are local time for South Pole. 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 South Pole This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Up all day Fri 11:40 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Up all day Fri 12:36 am Extremely difficult to see
Mars Down all day Fri 1:21 am Not visible
Jupiter Down all day Fri 2:47 pm Down all night, not visible
Saturn Down all day Fri 6:56 am Not visible
Uranus Down all day Fri 10:53 am Down all night, not visible
Neptune Down all day Fri 7:09 am Not visible
* All times are local time for South Pole.

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