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

Daylight

12:00 am – 11:59 pm
24 hours

Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:49:28 pm
Sun Direction: 81° East
Sun Altitude: 16.3°
Sun Distance: 91.633 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 21, 2026 3:46 am (Autumnal)
Sun: Up, doesn’t set

2026 Sun Graph for South Pole

March 2026 — Sun in South Pole

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. mi
1 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:12 am (8.0°) 92.082
2 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:12 am (7.6°) 92.104
3 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:12 am (7.2°) 92.126
4 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:11 am (6.8°) 92.149
5 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:11 am (6.5°) 92.172
6 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:11 am (6.1°) 92.196
7 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:11 am (5.7°) 92.220
8 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:10 am (5.3°) 92.244
9 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:10 am (4.9°) 92.268
10 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:10 am (4.6°) 92.293
11 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:10 am (4.2°) 92.318
12 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:09 am (3.8°) 92.343
13 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:09 am (3.4°) 92.368
14 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:09 am (3.0°) 92.394
15 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:09 am (2.7°) 92.419
16 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:08 am (2.3°) 92.445
17 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:08 am (1.9°) 92.471
18 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:08 am (1.6°) 92.496
19 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:08 am (1.2°) 92.522
20 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:07 am (0.9°) 92.548
21 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:07 am (0.5°) 92.574
22 Up, doesn’t set - - - 1:07 am (0.2°) 92.599
23 6:15 am (283°) - - Rest of night 1:06 am (-0.2°) 92.625
24 Down, doesn’t rise - - Rest of night 1:06 am (-0.5°) 92.650
25 Down, doesn’t rise - - Rest of night 1:06 am (-0.8°) 92.676
26 Down, doesn’t rise - - Rest of night 1:05 am (-1.1°) 92.702
27 Down, doesn’t rise - - Rest of night 1:05 am (-1.4°) 92.728
28 Down, doesn’t rise - - Rest of night 1:05 am (-1.8°) 92.753
29 Down, doesn’t rise - - Rest of night 1:05 am (-2.3°) 92.779
30 Down, doesn’t rise - - Rest of night 1:04 am (-3.1°) 92.805
31 Down, doesn’t rise - - Rest of night 1:04 am (-3.8°) 92.832
* 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.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in South Pole is at 3:46 am on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

South Pole has midnight sun in March.

South Pole has polar nights in March.

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