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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Davis, Antarctica (Davis Base, Vestfold Hills)

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Visible night of Dec 2 – Dec 3, 2023

Mercury: Perfect visibility
Venus: ↓ Sat 6:24 pm ↑ Sun 3:10 am
Jupiter: ↑ Sat 7:34 pm ↓ Sun 3:11 am
Saturn: ↓ Sun 3:44 am ↑ Sun 10:49 am
Uranus: ↑ Sat 9:38 pm ↓ Sun 2:50 am
Neptune: ↑ Sat 2:08 pm ↓ Sun 3:24 am
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Third Quarter Moon 50.137% Illuminated on Dec 5

First and Third Quarter Moons are often referred to as Half Moons—but they’re always a fraction more than 50% lit up.

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Tonight's Sky in Davis, Dec 2 – Dec 3, 2023 (3 planets visible)

Mercury rise and set in Davis

Up all night.

Mercury is up all of the polar night.

Dec 2, 2023
Dec 3, 2023

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Venus rise and set in Davis

Up some of the night.

Venus is visible for a short time during the polar night. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Sat, Dec 2 ↓6:24 pm
Sun, Dec 3 ↑3:10 am

Dec 2, 2023
Dec 3, 2023

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Jupiter rise and set in Davis

Up some of the night.

Jupiter is visible for a short time during the polar night.

Sat, Dec 2 ↑7:34 pm
Sun, Dec 3 ↓3:11 am

Dec 2, 2023
Dec 3, 2023

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Planets Visible in Davis

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Dec 3, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryUp all daySat 3:08 pmPerfect visibility
VenusSun 3:10 amSun 6:29 pmSun 10:48 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsDown all daySat 1:19 pmNot visible
JupiterSat 7:34 pmSun 3:11 amSat 11:23 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 10:49 amMon 3:40 amSun 7:15 pmNot visible
UranusSat 9:38 pmSun 2:50 amSun 12:14 amNot visible
NeptuneSat 2:08 pmSun 3:24 amSat 8:46 pmNot visible