| Night Time: | 5 hours, 26 minutes |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | Jan 20 at 10:16 pm |
| End of Twilight*: | None |
| Start of Twilight*: | None |
| Sunrise: | Jan 21 at 3:42 am |
One Month After the December Solstice: What’s Changing?
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, you might be looking forward to more daylight. We take a look at how things are changing north and south of the equator.
Our Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above Esperanza Base. 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?
Currently showing previous night. For planet visibility in the coming night, please check again after 12 noon.
Tonight's Sky in Esperanza Base, Jan 20 – Jan 21, 2026
Mercury rise and set in Esperanza Base
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.
Tue, Jan 20 ↓10:44 pm
Wed, Jan 21 ↑3:16 am
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Venus rise and set in Esperanza Base
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.
Tue, Jan 20 ↓10:32 pm
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Mars rise and set in Esperanza Base
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.
Tue, Jan 20 ↓10:24 pm
Wed, Jan 21 ↑3:12 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Esperanza Base
Up most of the night.
Jupiter is roughly in the opposite direction of the Sun, so it is visible during most of the night.
Wed, Jan 21 ↓2:34 am
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Saturn rise and set in Esperanza Base
Try after sunset.
Saturn sets shortly after sunset, so it is very close to the horizon. This makes it very difficult to observe.
Tue, Jan 20 ↓11:09 pm
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Uranus rise and set in Esperanza Base
Hard to see. Bring binoculars.
Uranus rises above the horizon for a short period only and remains very low in the sky, so it is unlikely to be visible. You may need binoculars.
Tue, Jan 20 ↓11:35 pm
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Neptune rise and set in Esperanza Base
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.
Tue, Jan 20 ↓11:02 pm
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Planets Visible in Esperanza Base
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 3:07 am | Tue 10:44 pm | Tue 12:58 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Tue 3:52 am | Tue 10:32 pm | Tue 1:14 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Tue 3:10 am | Tue 10:24 pm | Tue 12:48 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Tue 9:39 pm | Wed 2:34 am | Wed 12:07 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Tue 10:13 am | Tue 11:09 pm | Tue 4:41 pm | Very difficult to see |
| Uranus | Tue 5:19 pm | Tue 11:35 pm | Tue 8:27 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Tue 10:34 am | Tue 11:02 pm | Tue 4:48 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
