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Night Sky Tonight in Mount Siple, Antarctica

Moon: 45.0%
First Quarter
Night Time: 12 hours, 27 minutes
Sunset: Mar 25 at 3:19 pm
End of Twilight*: Mar 25 at 6:06 pm
Start of Twilight*: Mar 26 at 12:59 am
Sunrise: Mar 26 at 3:46 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of Mount Siple Location

Three “Colorful” Moons Follow March’s Blood Moon

At the beginning of March, the Moon turned red during a total lunar eclipse. Over the next few months, you’ll hear about Pink, Blue, and Strawberry Moons.

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Tonight's Sky in Mount Siple, Mar 25 – Mar 26, 2026

Mercury rise and set in Mount Siple

View just before sunrise.

Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Wed, Mar 25 ↓4:03 pm
Wed, Mar 25 ↑11:50 pm

Mar 25, 2026
Mar 26, 2026

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Venus rise and set in Mount Siple

Try at night.

Can only be seen shortly, if at all, it is very close to the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Mar 25, 2026
Mar 26, 2026

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Mars rise and set in Mount Siple

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mars is just 17 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Wed, Mar 25 ↓4:01 pm
Thu, Mar 26 ↑1:04 am

Mar 25, 2026
Mar 26, 2026

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Saturn rise and set in Mount Siple

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Saturn is just 2 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Wed, Mar 25 ↓3:45 pm
Thu, Mar 26 ↑3:25 am

Mar 25, 2026
Mar 26, 2026

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Neptune rise and set in Mount Siple

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Neptune is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Wed, Mar 25 ↓3:38 pm
Thu, Mar 26 ↑3:09 am

Mar 25, 2026
Mar 26, 2026

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Planets Visible in Mount Siple

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Mar 25, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Tue 11:54 pm Wed 4:03 pm Wed 7:58 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Thu 6:37 am Thu 2:46 pm Thu 10:43 am Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 1:00 am Wed 4:01 pm Wed 8:32 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Down, doesn’t rise Wed 4:22 pm Not visible
Saturn Wed 3:28 am Wed 3:45 pm Wed 9:37 am Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Down, doesn’t rise Wed 1:01 pm Not visible
Neptune Wed 3:12 am Wed 3:38 pm Wed 9:25 am Extremely difficult to see