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South Pole, Antarctica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, May 2026

Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 3:36:38 pm
Sun Direction: 125° Southeast
Sun Altitude: -17.3°
Sun Distance: 93.831 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 21, 2026 8:24 pm (Winter)
Sun: Down, doesn’t rise

2026 Sun Graph for South Pole

May 2026 — Sun in South Pole

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. mi
1 Down, doesn’t rise Rest of night Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:57 pm (-15.2°) 93.654
2 Down, doesn’t rise Rest of night Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-15.5°) 93.678
3 Down, doesn’t rise Rest of night Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-15.8°) 93.701
4 Down, doesn’t rise Rest of night Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-16.1°) 93.724
5 Down, doesn’t rise Rest of night Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-16.3°) 93.747
6 Down, doesn’t rise Rest of night Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-16.6°) 93.770
7 Down, doesn’t rise Rest of night Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-16.9°) 93.793
8 Down, doesn’t rise Rest of night Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-17.2°) 93.816
9 Down, doesn’t rise Rest of night Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-17.4°) 93.838
10 Down, doesn’t rise Rest of night Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-17.7°) 93.860
11 Down, doesn’t rise Rest of night Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-18.0°) 93.882
12 Down, doesn’t rise 3:52 am Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-18.2°) 93.904
13 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-18.5°) 93.925
14 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-18.7°) 93.946
15 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-18.9°) 93.966
16 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-19.2°) 93.986
17 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-19.4°) 94.006
18 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-19.6°) 94.025
19 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-19.8°) 94.043
20 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-20.0°) 94.061
21 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-20.2°) 94.079
22 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-20.4°) 94.097
23 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-20.6°) 94.114
24 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-20.8°) 94.130
25 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:56 pm (-21.0°) 94.147
26 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:57 pm (-21.2°) 94.163
27 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:57 pm (-21.3°) 94.179
28 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:57 pm (-21.5°) 94.194
29 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:57 pm (-21.7°) 94.209
30 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:57 pm (-21.8°) 94.224
31 Down, doesn’t rise Not above -18° Not above -12° Not above -6° 11:57 pm (-22.0°) 94.239
* All times are local time for South Pole. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

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