| Night Time: | 3 hours, 14 minutes |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | Jan 21 at 11:23 pm |
| End of Twilight*: | None |
| Start of Twilight*: | None |
| Sunrise: | Jan 22 at 2:37 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 Mawson. 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 Mawson, Jan 21 – Jan 22, 2026
Mercury rise and set in Mawson
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.
Thu, Jan 22 ↓12:42 am
Thu, Jan 22 ↑1:23 am
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Venus rise and set in Mawson
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 ↓11:39 pm
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Mars rise and set in Mawson
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.
Thu, Jan 22 ↓12:00 midnight
Thu, Jan 22 ↑1:36 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Mawson
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 ↓12:57 am
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Planets Visible in Mawson
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 1:23 am | Fri 12:16 am | Thu 1:03 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 2:44 am | Wed 11:39 pm | Wed 1:15 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Wed 1:28 am | Thu 12:00 midnight | Wed 12:48 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Wed 11:11 pm | Thu 12:57 am | Thu 12:04 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 10:02 am | Thu 11:09 pm | Thu 4:36 pm | Not visible |
| Uranus | Thu 6:05 pm | Thu 10:37 pm | Thu 8:21 pm | Not visible |
| Neptune | Thu 10:25 am | Thu 10:59 pm | Thu 4:42 pm | Not visible |
