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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Mawson, Antarctica (Mawson Base, Holme Bay)

Moon: 51.5%
First Quarter
Night Time:None
Sunset:None
End of Twilight*:None
Start of Twilight*:None
Sunrise:None

*Nautical twilight

⚠ Mawson has polar day (Midnight Sun)

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December’s Extreme Full Moon

The Full Moon on December 15 will rise and set at its most extreme northerly points on the horizon—the result of a once-every-18.6 years “major lunar standstill.”

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Tonight's Sky in Mawson, Dec 8 – Dec 9, 2024

Venus rise and set in Mawson

Up all day.

Venus is up all of the polar day . Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Dec 8, 2024
Dec 9, 2024

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Mars rise and set in Mawson

Up all day.

Mars is up all of the polar day .

Mon, Dec 9 ↑2:47 am
Mon, Dec 9 ↓5:38 am

Dec 8, 2024
Dec 9, 2024

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Jupiter rise and set in Mawson

Up all day.

Jupiter is up all of the polar day .

Sun, Dec 8 ↑11:27 pm
Mon, Dec 9 ↓1:45 am

Dec 8, 2024
Dec 9, 2024

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Planets Visible in Mawson

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Dec 8, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 1:53 amMon 10:19 pmMon 12:10 pmNot visible
VenusTue 4:16 amWed 3:13 amTue 3:56 pmExtremely difficult to see
MarsMon 2:47 amMon 5:38 amMon 4:12 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSun 11:27 pmMon 1:45 amMon 12:36 amExtremely difficult to see
SaturnMon 11:04 amTue 2:04 amMon 6:34 pmNot visible
UranusSun 8:33 pmMon 1:35 amSun 11:04 pmNot visible
NeptuneSun 1:01 pmMon 1:56 amSun 7:28 pmNot visible