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

Moon: 80.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 28, 2024 at 7:35:26 am
Sun: Down all day
Moon: Up all day
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Today's Sun Position in McMurdo

Time:7:35 am
Altitude:-18.7°
Direction:75° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: (May 28, 2024)

1 day 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

Sun does not rise today.

Today's brightest phase is Nautical Twilight.

Night12:00 am – 7:48 am
Astro. Twilight7:48 am – 10:10 am
Nautical Twilight10:10 am – 3:29 pm
Astro. Twilight3:29 pm – 5:51 pm
Night5:51 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in McMurdo - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 28Down all day12:50 pm (-9.3°)94.197
May 29Down all day12:51 pm (-9.5°)94.214
May 30Down all day12:51 pm (-9.7°)94.229
May 31Down all day12:51 pm (-9.8°)94.245
Jun 1Down all day12:51 pm (-9.9°)94.260
Jun 2Down all day12:51 pm (-10.1°)94.275
Jun 3Down all day12:51 pm (-10.2°)94.289
* All times are local time for McMurdo. 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:80.5%
Time:7:35 am
Altitude:32.8°
Direction:311° NW
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
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 28-Up all day-4:33 am(36.9°)234,34981.6%
May 29-Up all day-5:29 am(32.9°)232,68871.9%
May 30-Up all day-6:22 am(27.6°)231,25760.9%
May 31-4:00 pm-7:12 am(21.3°)230,08549.2%
Jun 112:03 am2:36 pm-8:00 am(14.5°)229,22937.4%
Jun 23:22 am1:17 pm-8:48 am(7.5°)228,77526.3%
Jun 37:17 am11:14 am-9:37 am(1.0°)228,82216.5%
* All times are local time for McMurdo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in McMurdo This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 28, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryDown all dayTue 11:35 amDown all night, not visible
VenusDown all dayTue 12:42 pmDown all night, not visible
MarsTue 5:53 amTue 1:41 pmTue 9:48 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterDown all dayTue 12:23 pmDown all night, not visible
SaturnMon 11:37 pmTue 4:03 pmTue 7:50 amFairly good visibility
UranusDown all dayTue 11:56 amDown all night, not visible
NeptuneTue 1:56 amTue 3:04 pmTue 8:30 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for McMurdo.

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