| Night Time: | 3 hours, 53 minutes |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | Jan 21 at 10:55 pm |
| End of Twilight*: | None |
| Start of Twilight*: | None |
| Sunrise: | Jan 22 at 2:48 am |
One Month After the December Solstice: What’s Changing?
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Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Dumont d'Urville Station. 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 Dumont d'Urville Station, Jan 21 – Jan 22, 2026
Mercury rise and set in Dumont d'Urville Station
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.
Wed, Jan 21 ↓11:44 pm
Thu, Jan 22 ↑2:02 am
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Venus rise and set in Dumont d'Urville Station
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.
Wed, Jan 21 ↓11:11 pm
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Mars rise and set in Dumont d'Urville Station
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.
Wed, Jan 21 ↓11:17 pm
Thu, Jan 22 ↑2:02 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Dumont d'Urville Station
Up most of the night.
Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Thu, Jan 22 ↓1:23 am
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Saturn rise and set in Dumont d'Urville Station
Try after sunset.
Saturn sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Wed, Jan 21 ↓11:04 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Dumont d'Urville Station
Try after sunset. Use binoculars.
Neptune sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe. Very faint, use binoculars.
Wed, Jan 21 ↓10:55 pm
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Planets Visible in Dumont d'Urville Station
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 1:45 am | Wed 11:44 pm | Wed 12:51 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 2:56 am | Wed 11:11 pm | Wed 1:06 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Wed 1:58 am | Wed 11:17 pm | Wed 12:40 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Wed 10:30 pm | Thu 1:23 am | Wed 11:57 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 9:59 am | Wed 11:04 pm | Wed 4:32 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Uranus | Thu 5:43 pm | Thu 10:44 pm | Thu 8:14 pm | Not visible |
| Neptune | Wed 10:22 am | Wed 10:55 pm | Wed 4:39 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
