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Night Sky Tonight in Belgrano II Base, Antarctica

Moon: 22.4%
Waning Crescent
Night Time:All day
Sunset:None
End of Twilight*:Jul 19 at 2:26 pm
Start of Twilight*:Jul 20 at 8:19 am
Sunrise:None

*Nautical twilight

⚠ Belgrano II Base has polar night

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Tonight's Sky in Belgrano II Base, Jul 19 – Jul 20, 2025

Mercury rise and set in Belgrano II Base

Up some of the night.

Mercury is visible for a short time during the polar night. It is very close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view with as little light pollution as possible.

Sun, Jul 20 ↑11:52 am

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Mars rise and set in Belgrano II Base

Up some of the night.

Mars is visible more than 9 hours during the polar night. It is quite close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view.

Sat, Jul 19 ↓7:21 pm
Sun, Jul 20 ↑10:09 am

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Saturn rise and set in Belgrano II Base

Up some of the night.

Saturn is visible more than 13 hours during the polar night.

Sat, Jul 19 ↑9:00 pm
Sun, Jul 20 ↓10:11 am

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Neptune rise and set in Belgrano II Base

Up some of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is visible more than 12 hours during the polar night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Sat, Jul 19 ↑9:18 pm
Sun, Jul 20 ↓9:52 am

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Planets Visible in Belgrano II Base

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Jul 20, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 12:23 pmSat 12:51 pmSat 12:36 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusDown all daySat 8:29 amDown all night, not visible
MarsSat 10:15 amSat 7:21 pmSat 2:47 pmSlightly difficult to see
JupiterDown all daySat 10:07 amDown all night, not visible
SaturnSat 9:00 pmSun 10:11 amSun 3:35 amFairly good visibility
UranusDown all daySat 7:22 amDown all night, not visible
NeptuneSat 9:18 pmSun 9:52 amSun 3:35 amDifficult to see