| Night Time: | 3 hours, 7 minutes |
|---|---|
| Sunset: | Jan 21 at 12:10 am |
| End of Twilight*: | None |
| Start of Twilight*: | None |
| Sunrise: | Jan 21 at 3:17 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 Rothera Research 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?
Currently showing previous night. For planet visibility in the coming night, please check again after 12 noon.
Tonight's Sky in Rothera Research Station, Jan 21
Mercury rise and set in Rothera Research 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.
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Venus rise and set in Rothera Research 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 ↓12:27 am
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Mars rise and set in Rothera Research 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 ↓12:48 am
Wed, Jan 21 ↑2:17 am
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Jupiter rise and set in Rothera Research 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.
Wed, Jan 21 ↓1:46 am
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Planets Visible in Rothera Research Station
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 | ||||
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| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 2:24 am | Fri 12:53 am | Thu 1:49 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Tue 3:22 am | Wed 12:27 am | Tue 1:58 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Tue 2:08 am | Wed 12:48 am | Tue 1:33 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Tue 11:56 pm | Wed 1:46 am | Wed 12:51 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 10:49 am | Wed 11:56 pm | Wed 5:22 pm | Not visible |
| Uranus | Wed 6:51 pm | Wed 11:24 pm | Wed 9:08 pm | Not visible |
| Neptune | Wed 11:12 am | Wed 11:46 pm | Wed 5:29 pm | Not visible |
