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Esperanza Base, Antarctica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.7%
Full Moon
Current Time: Dec 5, 2025 at 2:30:22 am
Sunrise Today: 2:42 am↑ 152° Southeast
Sunset Today: 10:37 pm↑ 208° Southwest
Moon: Down all day
Daylight Hours: 19 hours, 55 minutes (+4m 36s)
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Today's Sun Position in Esperanza Base

Time:2:30 am
Altitude:-0.7°
Direction:154° SE
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 19h 55m 4s (Dec 5, 2025)

4 minutes, 36 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 4, 2025)

15 hours, 24 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

39 minutes, 45 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

The Sun's altitude in Esperanza Base 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 Esperanza Base Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Esperanza Base 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.

Civil Twilight12:00 am – 2:42 am
Daylight2:42 am – 10:37 pm
Civil Twilight10:37 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Esperanza Base - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 52:42 am10:37 pm19:55:04+4:3612:38 pm (49.1°)91.600
Dec 62:40 am10:39 pm19:59:29+4:2512:39 pm (49.2°)91.587
Dec 72:38 am10:42 pm20:03:43+4:1312:39 pm (49.3°)91.575
Dec 82:36 am10:44 pm20:07:44+4:0012:40 pm (49.4°)91.563
Dec 92:35 am10:47 pm20:11:31+3:4712:40 pm (49.5°)91.552
Dec 102:34 am10:49 pm20:15:04+3:3212:40 pm (49.6°)91.541
Dec 112:32 am10:51 pm20:18:22+3:1712:41 pm (49.7°)91.531
* All times are local time for Esperanza Base. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinoxMar 206:01 am
June solsticeJun 2011:42 pm
September equinoxSep 223:19 pm
December solsticeDec 2112:03 pm
* All times are local Esperanza Base time.

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Today's Moon in Esperanza Base

Percent Illuminated:99.7%
Time:2:30 am
Altitude:-4.2°
Direction:338° N
Position:Near Full Moon (Waning Gibbous)

The Moon's path in Esperanza Base 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Esperanza Base - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 5-Down all day-12:47 am(-1.2°)222,10799.8%
Dec 6-Down all day-1:55 am(-1.6°)223,65897.5%
Dec 72:52 am3:19 am-3:01 am(-0.2°)226,36192.3%
Dec 81:53 am6:22 am-4:01 am(3.1°)229,91084.7%
Dec 91:38 am8:29 am-4:55 am(7.9°)233,91075.5%
Dec 101:28 am10:18 am-5:43 am(13.5°)238,01365.4%
Dec 111:20 am11:57 am-6:27 am(19.6°)241,88954.9%
* All times are local time for Esperanza Base. 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 Esperanza Base This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 5, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 2:48 amFri 7:45 pmFri 11:15 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 2:41 amFri 9:33 pmFri 12:06 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 2:55 amFri 11:40 pmFri 1:17 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterFri 12:53 amFri 6:17 amFri 3:35 amExtremely difficult to see
SaturnFri 12:57 pmSat 2:10 amFri 7:34 pmFairly good visibility
UranusThu 8:33 pmFri 2:42 amThu 11:38 pmSlightly difficult to see
NeptuneFri 1:32 pmSat 2:03 amFri 7:47 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Esperanza Base.

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