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Night Sky Tonight in Belgrano II Base, Antarctica

Moon: 9.0%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:11 hours, 50 minutes
Sunset:Mar 21 at 5:32 pm
End of Twilight*:Mar 21 at 10:08 pm
Start of Twilight*:Mar 22 at 12:45 am
Sunrise:Mar 22 at 5:22 am

*Nautical twilight

Location of Belgrano II BaseLocation

Three “Colorful” Moons Follow March’s Blood Moon

At the beginning of March, the Moon turned red during a total lunar eclipse. Over the next few months, you’ll hear about Pink, Blue, and Strawberry Moons.

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Tonight's Sky in Belgrano II Base, Mar 21 – Mar 22, 2026

Mercury rise and set in Belgrano II Base

View just before sunrise.

Mercury is close to the Sun and can only be seen shortly before sunrise. Try finding a good, unobstructed view of the horizon.

Sat, Mar 21 ↓6:50 pm
Sun, Mar 22 ↑1:08 am

Mar 21, 2026
Mar 22, 2026

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Venus rise and set in Belgrano II Base

Try at night.

Can only be seen shortly, if at all, it is very close to the horizon. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Mar 21, 2026
Mar 22, 2026

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Mars rise and set in Belgrano II Base

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only before sunrise and/or after sunset.

Mars is just 16 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see.

Sat, Mar 21 ↓6:56 pm
Sun, Mar 22 ↑2:01 am

Mar 21, 2026
Mar 22, 2026

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Saturn rise and set in Belgrano II Base

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Saturn is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Sat, Mar 21 ↓5:55 pm

Mar 21, 2026
Mar 22, 2026

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Planets Visible in Belgrano II Base

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 1:21 amSat 6:50 pmSat 10:02 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 8:39 amSun 4:22 pmSun 12:33 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 1:54 amSat 6:56 pmSat 10:28 amDifficult to see
JupiterDown, doesn’t riseSat 6:27 pmNot visible
SaturnSat 5:25 amSat 5:55 pmSat 11:40 amExtremely difficult to see
UranusDown, doesn’t riseSat 3:05 pmNot visible
NeptuneSat 5:11 amSat 5:49 pmSat 11:30 amVery close to Sun, not visible