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Mawson, Antarctica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 7.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Jan 21, 2026 at 6:15:25 pm
Sunrise Today: 2:30 am 159° South
Sunset Today: 11:23 pm 203° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 6:24 am 127° Southeast
Moonset Today: 10:51 pm 244° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 20 hours, 53 minutes (-12m 41s)
Location of MawsonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Mawson

Time:6:15 pm
Altitude:22.5°
Direction:272° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:20h 52m 56s (Jan 21, 2026)

12 minutes, 41 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jan 20, 2026)

20 hours, 52 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

3 hours, 7 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Mawson Today

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Civil Twilight12:00 am – 2:30 am
Daylight2:30 am – 11:23 pm
Civil Twilight11:23 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Mawson - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 212:30 am11:23 pm20:52:56−12:4112:59 pm (42.3°)91.482
Jan 222:37 am11:17 pm20:40:43−12:1212:59 pm (42.1°)91.490
Jan 232:43 am11:12 pm20:28:54−11:491:00 pm (41.8°)91.498
Jan 242:49 am11:06 pm20:17:25−11:281:00 pm (41.6°)91.507
Jan 252:55 am11:01 pm20:06:13−11:111:00 pm (41.3°)91.516
Jan 263:01 am10:56 pm19:55:17−10:561:00 pm (41.1°)91.526
Jan 273:06 am10:51 pm19:44:34−10:431:01 pm (40.8°)91.536
* All times are local time for Mawson. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Mawson

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Mawson - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 216:24 am10:51 pm-3:01 pm(33.1°)240,3546.9%
Jan 228:22 am10:31 pm-3:46 pm(26.9°)238,24013.4%
Jan 2310:15 am10:13 pm-4:30 pm(20.4°)236,16321.8%
Jan 2412:11 pm9:53 pm-5:15 pm(13.8°)234,14731.7%
Jan 252:15 pm9:28 pm-6:03 pm(7.5°)232,21742.8%
Jan 264:45 pm8:46 pm-6:55 pm(2.0°)230,44554.4%
Jan 27-Down, doesn’t rise-7:51 pm(-1.9°)228,93566.1%
* All times are local time for Mawson. 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 Mawson This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 1:23 amFri 12:16 amThu 1:03 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusWed 2:44 amWed 11:39 pmWed 1:15 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 1:28 amThu 12:00 midnightWed 12:48 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterWed 11:11 pmThu 12:57 amThu 12:04 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 10:02 amThu 11:09 pmThu 4:36 pmNot visible
UranusThu 6:05 pmThu 10:37 pmThu 8:21 pmNot visible
NeptuneThu 10:25 amThu 10:59 pmThu 4:42 pmNot visible
* All times are local time for Mawson.

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