Sun & moon times today, Rothera Research Station, Antarctica

Moon: 71.4%

Current Time:	Oct 22, 2024 at 2:50:43 am
Sunrise Today:	5:11 am↑ 123° Southeast
Sunset Today:	9:25 pm↑ 236° Southwest
Moon:	Down all day
Daylight Hours:	16 hours, 14 minutes (+8m 19s)

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Time:	2:50 am
Altitude:	-9.4°
Direction:	157° S
Phase:	Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 16h 14m 5s (Oct 22, 2024)

8 minutes, 19 seconds longer than yesterday (Oct 21, 2024)

16 hours, 14 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

7 hours, 45 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

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Nautical Twilight	12:00 am – 3:58 am
Civil Twilight	3:58 am – 5:11 am
Daylight	5:11 am – 9:25 pm
Civil Twilight	9:25 pm – 10:39 pm
Nautical Twilight	10:39 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rothera Research Station - Next 7 Days

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2024	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Oct	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Oct	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Oct 22	5:11 am	9:25 pm	16:14:05	+8:19	1:16 pm (33.8°)	92.493
Oct 23	5:06 am	9:29 pm	16:22:27	+8:22	1:16 pm (34.2°)	92.468
Oct 24	5:02 am	9:33 pm	16:30:53	+8:25	1:16 pm (34.5°)	92.443
Oct 25	4:58 am	9:37 pm	16:39:22	+8:28	1:16 pm (34.9°)	92.419
Oct 26	4:53 am	9:41 pm	16:47:54	+8:31	1:16 pm (35.2°)	92.394
Oct 27	4:49 am	9:46 pm	16:56:29	+8:35	1:16 pm (35.6°)	92.370
Oct 28	4:45 am	9:50 pm	17:05:08	+8:38	1:16 pm (35.9°)	92.345
* All times are local time for Rothera Research Station. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinox	Mar 20	12:06 am
June solstice	Jun 20	5:51 pm
September equinox	Sep 22	9:44 am
December solstice	Dec 21	6:21 am
* All times are local Rothera Research Station time.

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Percent Illuminated:

71.4%

Time:	2:50 am
Altitude:	-12.5°
Direction:	38° NE
Position:	Waning Gibbous

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Moon in Rothera Research Station - Next 7 days

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2024	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Oct	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Oct 22	-	Down all day	-	5:53 am	(-7.1°)	235,712	70.2%
Oct 23	-	Down all day	-	6:51 am	(-5.6°)	239,718	59.6%
Oct 24	-	Down all day	-	7:44 am	(-1.7°)	243,386	49.0%
Oct 25	6:47 am	10:35 am	-	8:32 am	(1.8°)	246,515	38.8%
Oct 26	6:06 am	12:48 pm	-	9:17 am	(6.5°)	248,990	29.3%
Oct 27	5:41 am	2:38 pm	-	9:58 am	(11.9°)	250,769	20.8%
Oct 28	5:22 am	4:19 pm	-	10:38 am	(17.6°)	251,870	13.5%
* All times are local time for Rothera Research Station. 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 Rothera Research Station This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 22, 2024
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Tue 4:52 am	Tue 11:35 pm	Tue 2:10 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Up all day		Tue 3:41 pm	Good visibility
Mars	Tue 6:11 am	Tue 8:20 am	Tue 7:16 am	Not visible
Jupiter	Tue 3:53 am	Tue 5:43 am	Tue 4:48 am	Extremely difficult to see
Saturn	Mon 2:58 pm	Tue 6:01 am	Mon 10:30 pm	Perfect visibility
Uranus	Tue 12:40 am	Tue 5:27 am	Tue 3:03 am	Difficult to see
Neptune	Mon 4:56 pm	Tue 5:47 am	Mon 11:22 pm	Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rothera Research Station.

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