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Night Sky Tonight in Casey, Antarctica (Casey base, Bailey Peninsula)

Moon: 45.6%
First Quarter
Night Time: 12 hours, 20 minutes
Sunset: Mar 25 at 6:34 pm
End of Twilight*: Mar 25 at 8:28 pm
Start of Twilight*: Mar 26 at 5:00 am
Sunrise: Mar 26 at 6:54 am

*Nautical twilight

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 Casey, Mar 25 – Mar 26, 2026

Mercury rise and set in Casey

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.

Thu, Mar 26 ↑3:45 am

Mar 25, 2026
Mar 26, 2026

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Venus rise and set in Casey

Try after sunset.

Venus sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Wed, Mar 25 ↓6:41 pm

Mar 25, 2026
Mar 26, 2026

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Mars rise and set in Casey

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 ↓6:42 pm
Thu, Mar 26 ↑4:45 am

Mar 25, 2026
Mar 26, 2026

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Jupiter rise and set in Casey

View after sunset.

Jupiter can be seen for more than 2 hours after sunset.

Wed, Mar 25 ↓8:55 pm

Mar 25, 2026
Mar 26, 2026

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Saturn rise and set in Casey

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 ↓6:53 pm
Thu, Mar 26 ↑6:39 am

Mar 25, 2026
Mar 26, 2026

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Uranus rise and set in Casey

Try after sunset. Bring binoculars.

Uranus sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. You may need binoculars.

Wed, Mar 25 ↓6:43 pm

Mar 25, 2026
Mar 26, 2026

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Neptune rise and set in Casey

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 ↓6:44 pm
Thu, Mar 26 ↑6:24 am

Mar 25, 2026
Mar 26, 2026

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Planets Visible in Casey

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Mar 25, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Thu 3:45 am Thu 6:30 pm Thu 11:07 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Wed 9:06 am Wed 6:41 pm Wed 1:54 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 4:43 am Wed 6:42 pm Wed 11:44 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Wed 6:10 pm Wed 8:55 pm Wed 7:33 pm Great visibility
Saturn Wed 6:42 am Wed 6:53 pm Wed 12:47 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Wed 1:39 pm Wed 6:43 pm Wed 4:11 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Wed 6:27 am Wed 6:44 pm Wed 12:36 pm Extremely difficult to see