Around 85% of the world’s population has a chance to see a total lunar eclipse on September 7–8.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above South Pole. The Moon and planets have been enlarged slightly for clarity. On mobile devices, tap to steer the map by pointing your device at the sky. Need some help?
Up all night.
Mars is up all of the polar night. It is quite close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view.
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Up all night.
Saturn is up all of the polar night. It is very close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view with as little light pollution as possible.
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Up all night. Use binoculars.
Neptune is up all of the polar night. It is very close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view with as little light pollution as possible. Very faint, use binoculars.
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| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Sep 4, 2025 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Down all day | Thu 11:29 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Venus | Down all day | Thu 10:00 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Mars | Up all day | Thu 2:13 am | Good visibility | |
| Jupiter | Down all day | Thu 8:25 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Saturn | Up all day | Thu 1:09 pm | Slightly difficult to see | |
| Uranus | Down all day | Thu 5:03 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
| Neptune | Up all day | Thu 1:13 pm | Extremely difficult to see | |
