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Night Sky Tonight in Mario Zucchelli Station, Antarctica (Station Baia Terra Nova)

Moon: 91.8%
Waning Gibbous
Night Time: 14 hours, 5 minutes
Sunset: Sep 9 at 5:56 pm
End of Twilight*: Sep 9 at 8:50 pm
Start of Twilight*: Sep 10 at 5:08 am
Sunrise: Sep 10 at 8:01 am

*Nautical twilight

Skywatching in September

One of this month’s highlights is a grouping of Venus, a wafer-thin Crescent Moon, and the bright star Regulus around September 19.

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Tonight's Sky in Mario Zucchelli Station, Sep 10 – Sep 11, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Mario Zucchelli Station

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

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

Sep 10, 2025
Sep 11, 2025

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Venus rise and set in Mario Zucchelli Station

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.

Sep 10, 2025
Sep 11, 2025

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Mars rise and set in Mario Zucchelli Station

View after sunset.

Mars can best be seen in the hours just after sunset. Visibility improves as the sunlight fades.

Wed, Sep 10 ↓11:29 pm
Thu, Sep 11 ↑6:42 am

Sep 10, 2025
Sep 11, 2025

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Saturn rise and set in Mario Zucchelli Station

Up most of the night.

Saturn is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.

Wed, Sep 10 ↑7:00 pm

Sep 10, 2025
Sep 11, 2025

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Neptune rise and set in Mario Zucchelli Station

Up most of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Wed, Sep 10 ↑7:30 pm

Sep 10, 2025
Sep 11, 2025

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Planets Visible in Mario Zucchelli Station

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Thu 8:33 am Thu 5:20 pm Thu 12:54 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Thu 10:18 am Thu 12:06 pm Thu 11:11 am Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 6:48 am Wed 11:29 pm Wed 3:07 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Down all day Wed 9:10 am Down all night, not visible
Saturn Wed 7:00 pm Thu 8:30 am Thu 1:45 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Down all day Wed 5:44 am Down all night, not visible
Neptune Wed 7:30 pm Thu 8:09 am Thu 1:50 am Slightly difficult to see