Night Time: | None |
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Sunset: | None |
End of Twilight*: | None |
Start of Twilight*: | None |
Sunrise: | None |
⚠ McMurdo has polar day (Midnight Sun)
Planet Parade 2025: Can We See All the Planets?
We were curious: How often are all the planets above the horizon at the same time, in a reasonably dark sky?
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above McMurdo. The Moon and planets have been enlarged slightly for clarity. On mobile devices, tap to steer the map by pointing your device at the sky. Need some help?
Tonight's Sky in McMurdo, Feb 18 – Feb 19, 2025
Mercury rise and set in McMurdo
Up all day.
Mercury is up all of the polar day .
Wed, Feb 19 ↓12:44 am
Wed, Feb 19 ↑4:36 am
Feb 18, 2025
Feb 19, 2025
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Venus rise and set in McMurdo
Up all day.
Venus is up all of the polar day . Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.
Tue, Feb 18 ↑12:42 pm
Tue, Feb 18 ↓8:00 pm
Feb 18, 2025
Feb 19, 2025
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Planets Visible in McMurdo
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Feb 18, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 4:36 am | Thu 12:18 am | Wed 2:38 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Venus | Tue 12:42 pm | Tue 8:00 pm | Tue 4:22 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
Mars | Down all day | Tue 11:15 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
Jupiter | Down all day | Tue 8:40 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
Saturn | Wed 7:14 am | Wed 11:26 pm | Wed 3:20 pm | Not visible |
Uranus | Down all day | Tue 7:24 pm | Down all night, not visible | |
Neptune | Wed 9:10 am | Wed 10:35 pm | Wed 3:53 pm | Not visible |