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

Daylight

12:00 am – 11:59 pm
24 hours

Current Time: Nov 14, 2026 at 4:46:35 am
Sun Direction: ↑ 299° Northwest
Sun Altitude: 18.1°
Sun Distance: 91.991 million mi
Next Solstice: Dec 22, 2026 9:50 am (Summer)
Sun: Up, doesn’t set

2026 Sun Graph for South Pole

January 2026 — Sun in South Pole

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Jan Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. mi
1 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:03 am (23.1°) 91.407
2 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:03 am (23.0°) 91.405
3 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:04 am (22.9°) 91.404
4 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:04 am (22.8°) 91.404
5 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:04 am (22.7°) 91.404
6 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:05 am (22.6°) 91.405
7 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:05 am (22.5°) 91.406
8 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:06 am (22.4°) 91.408
9 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:06 am (22.2°) 91.410
10 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:07 am (22.1°) 91.414
11 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:07 am (21.9°) 91.417
12 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:07 am (21.8°) 91.421
13 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:08 am (21.6°) 91.426
14 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:08 am (21.5°) 91.430
15 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:09 am (21.3°) 91.436
16 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:09 am (21.1°) 91.441
17 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:09 am (20.9°) 91.447
18 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:10 am (20.7°) 91.454
19 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:10 am (20.5°) 91.461
20 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:10 am (20.3°) 91.468
21 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:11 am (20.1°) 91.475
22 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:11 am (19.9°) 91.483
23 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:11 am (19.6°) 91.491
24 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:11 am (19.4°) 91.500
25 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:12 am (19.2°) 91.508
26 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:12 am (18.9°) 91.518
27 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:12 am (18.7°) 91.527
28 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:12 am (18.4°) 91.537
29 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:12 am (18.2°) 91.548
30 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:13 am (17.9°) 91.559
31 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:13 am (17.6°) 91.571
* All times are local time for South Pole. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

Perihelion was on January 4, 2026 at 6:15 am in South Pole. The Earth was closest to the Sun at this time.

South Pole has midnight sun in January.

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