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South Pole, Antarctica — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, January 2026

Daylight

12:00 am – 11:59 pm
24 hours

Current Time: Jan 22, 2026 at 4:52:40 am
Sun Direction: 305° Northwest
Sun Altitude: 19.8°
Sun Distance: 91.484 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 21, 2026 3:46 am (Autumnal)
Sun: Up, doesn’t set
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2026 Sun Graph for South Pole

January 2026 — Sun in South Pole

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthAstronomical TwilightNautical TwilightCivil TwilightSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.StartEndStartEndStartEndTimeMil. mi
1Up, doesn’t set ---1:03 am (23.1°)91.407
2Up, doesn’t set ---1:03 am (23.0°)91.405
3Up, doesn’t set ---1:04 am (22.9°)91.404
4Up, doesn’t set ---1:04 am (22.8°)91.404
5Up, doesn’t set ---1:04 am (22.7°)91.404
6Up, doesn’t set ---1:05 am (22.6°)91.405
7Up, doesn’t set ---1:05 am (22.5°)91.406
8Up, doesn’t set ---1:06 am (22.4°)91.408
9Up, doesn’t set ---1:06 am (22.2°)91.410
10Up, doesn’t set ---1:07 am (22.1°)91.414
11Up, doesn’t set ---1:07 am (21.9°)91.417
12Up, doesn’t set ---1:07 am (21.8°)91.421
13Up, doesn’t set ---1:08 am (21.6°)91.426
14Up, doesn’t set ---1:08 am (21.5°)91.430
15Up, doesn’t set ---1:09 am (21.3°)91.436
16Up, doesn’t set ---1:09 am (21.1°)91.441
17Up, doesn’t set ---1:09 am (20.9°)91.447
18Up, doesn’t set ---1:10 am (20.7°)91.454
19Up, doesn’t set ---1:10 am (20.5°)91.461
20Up, doesn’t set ---1:10 am (20.3°)91.468
21Up, doesn’t set ---1:11 am (20.1°)91.475
22Up, doesn’t set ---1:11 am (19.9°)91.483
23Up, doesn’t set ---1:11 am (19.6°)91.491
24Up, doesn’t set ---1:11 am (19.4°)91.500
25Up, doesn’t set ---1:12 am (19.2°)91.508
26Up, doesn’t set ---1:12 am (18.9°)91.518
27Up, doesn’t set ---1:12 am (18.7°)91.527
28Up, doesn’t set ---1:12 am (18.4°)91.537
29Up, doesn’t set ---1:12 am (18.2°)91.548
30Up, doesn’t set ---1:13 am (17.9°)91.559
31Up, doesn’t set ---1:13 am (17.6°)91.571
* All times are local time for South Pole. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.

Perihelion was on January 4, 2026 at 6:15 am in South Pole. The Earth was closest to the Sun at this time.

South Pole has midnight sun in January.

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