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

Moon: 8.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 12:37:53 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:50 am 91° East
Sunset Today: 6:58 pm 269° West
Moonrise Today: 11:29 am 48° Northeast
Moonset Today: 6:17 pm 316° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 8 minutes (-6m 18s)
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Today's Sun Position in Esperanza Base

Time:12:37 pm
Altitude:26.1°
Direction:5° N
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:12h 8m 5s (Mar 21, 2026)

6 minutes, 18 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

7 hours, 37 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

8 hours, 26 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Esperanza Base Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:03 am
Astro. Twilight4:03 am – 5:07 am
Nautical Twilight5:07 am – 6:03 am
Civil Twilight6:03 am – 6:50 am
Daylight6:50 am – 6:58 pm
Civil Twilight6:58 pm – 7:44 pm
Nautical Twilight7:44 pm – 8:40 pm
Astro. Twilight8:40 pm – 9:43 pm
Night9:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Esperanza Base - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 216:50 am6:58 pm12:08:05−6:1812:55 pm (26.2°)92.603
Mar 226:53 am6:54 pm12:01:46−6:1812:54 pm (25.8°)92.629
Mar 236:55 am6:51 pm11:55:28−6:1812:54 pm (25.4°)92.655
Mar 246:58 am6:48 pm11:49:11−6:1712:54 pm (25.0°)92.680
Mar 257:01 am6:44 pm11:42:53−6:1712:53 pm (24.6°)92.706
Mar 267:04 am6:41 pm11:36:37−6:1612:53 pm (24.3°)92.732
Mar 277:07 am6:37 pm11:30:20−6:1612:53 pm (23.9°)92.758
* All times are local time for Esperanza Base. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Esperanza Base

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Esperanza Base - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 2111:29 am6:17 pm-3:03 pm(7.7°)228,1299.6%
Mar 221:43 pm6:01 pm-3:59 pm(2.8°)227,98417.9%
Mar 23-Down, doesn’t rise-4:59 pm(-0.4°)228,47828.1%
Mar 24-Down, doesn’t rise-6:02 pm(-1.7°)229,48039.6%
Mar 25-Down, doesn’t rise-7:05 pm(-1.4°)230,85551.4%
Mar 267:03 pm9:17 pm-8:05 pm(0.5°)232,48063.1%
Mar 276:34 pm11:42 pm-9:01 pm(4.2°)234,27773.8%
* 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, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 4:27 amSat 6:37 pmSat 11:31 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 8:48 amSat 7:12 pmSat 2:01 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 4:56 amSat 6:57 pmSat 11:57 amDifficult to see
JupiterSat 5:37 pmSat 10:15 pmSat 7:56 pmGreat visibility
SaturnSat 7:03 amSat 7:16 pmSat 1:10 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSat 1:29 pmSat 7:40 pmSat 4:35 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 6:52 amSat 7:07 pmSat 12:59 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Esperanza Base.

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