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Night Sky Tonight in Davis, Antarctica (Davis Base, Vestfold Hills)

Moon: 7.7%
Waxing Crescent
Night Time:2 hours, 12 minutes
Sunset:Jan 22 at 12:53 am
End of Twilight*:None
Start of Twilight*:None
Sunrise:Jan 22 at 3:05 am

*Nautical twilight

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Tonight's Sky in Davis, Jan 22

Mercury rise and set in Davis

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mercury is just 2 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

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Jan 22, 2026

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Venus rise and set in Davis

Fairly close to the Sun. Visible only after sunset.

Venus is just 4 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult to see. Venus is visible by day, but may be hard to find.

Thu, Jan 22 ↓1:10 am

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Mars rise and set in Davis

Very close to Sun, hard or impossible to see.

Mars is just 3 degrees from the Sun in the sky, so it is difficult or impossible to see it.

Jan 21, 2026
Jan 22, 2026

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Planets Visible in Davis

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryUp, doesn’t set Thu 2:03 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusWed 3:07 amThu 1:10 amWed 2:15 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsUp, doesn’t set Thu 1:47 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterDown, doesn’t riseThu 1:04 amNot visible
SaturnThu 11:00 amFri 12:11 amThu 5:36 pmNot visible
UranusThu 7:23 pmThu 11:19 pmThu 9:21 pmNot visible
NeptuneThu 11:24 amFri 12:00 midnightThu 5:42 pmNot visible