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McMurdo, Antarctica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 72.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 22, 2024 at 5:30:40 pm
Sunrise Today: 2:33 am↑ 166° South
Sunset Today: 12:40 am↑ 194° South
Moon: Down all day
Daylight Hours: 22 hours, 7 minutes (+46m 49s)
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Today's Sun Position in McMurdo

Time:5:30 pm
Altitude:17.5°
Direction:299° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 22h 7m 19s (Oct 22, 2024)

46 minutes, 49 seconds longer than yesterday (Oct 21, 2024)

22 hours, 7 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

1 hour, 52 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

The Sun's altitude in McMurdo today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in McMurdo Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in McMurdo today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Today it does not get darker than Civil Twilight.

Daylight12:00 am – 12:40 am
Civil Twilight12:40 am – 2:33 am
Daylight2:33 am – 11:59 pm

Sun in McMurdo - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 22-
2:33 am		12:40 am
-		22:57:381:38 pm (23.4°)92.509
Oct 23-
1:42 am		1:30 am
-		1:37 pm (23.7°)92.484
Oct 24Up all day1:37 pm (24.1°)92.459
Oct 25Up all day1:37 pm (24.4°)92.435
Oct 26Up all day1:37 pm (24.7°)92.410
Oct 27Up all day1:37 pm (25.1°)92.385
Oct 28Up all day1:37 pm (25.4°)92.361
* All times are local time for McMurdo. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinoxMar 204:06 pm
June solsticeJun 218:51 am
September equinoxSep 2312:44 am
December solsticeDec 2110:21 pm
* All times are local McMurdo time.

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Today's Moon in McMurdo

Percent Illuminated:72.0%
Time:5:30 pm
Altitude:-41.4°
Direction:190° S
Position:Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in McMurdo today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in McMurdo - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 22-Down all day-5:34 am(-17.3°)233,05276.7%
Oct 23-Down all day-6:34 am(-17.0°)237,12866.5%
Oct 24-Down all day-7:31 am(-14.9°)241,04555.9%
Oct 25-Down all day-8:22 am(-11.5°)244,54345.4%
Oct 26-Down all day-9:09 am(-7.1°)247,45435.4%
Oct 27-Down all day-9:53 am(-1.2°)249,68826.2%
Oct 287:26 am2:20 pm-10:33 am(3.7°)251,22718.1%
* All times are local time for McMurdo. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in McMurdo This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 22, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryUp all dayTue 2:30 pmDifficult to see
VenusUp all dayTue 4:01 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsDown all dayTue 7:38 amDown all night, not visible
JupiterDown all dayTue 5:12 amDown all night, not visible
SaturnWed 1:32 pmThu 7:58 amWed 10:45 pmNot visible
UranusDown all dayTue 3:27 amDown all night, not visible
NeptuneWed 4:48 pmThu 6:27 amWed 11:37 pmNot visible
* All times are local time for McMurdo.

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