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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in South Pole, Antarctica (Amundsen-Scott station)

Night Time

All day

Visible night of Jun 1 – Jun 2, 2024

Saturn: Good visibility
Neptune: Extremely difficult to see
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Tonight's Sky in South Pole, Jun 1 – Jun 2, 2024 (2 planets visible)

Saturn rise and set in South Pole

Up all night.

Saturn is up all of the polar night. It is quite close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view.

Jun 1, 2024
Jun 2, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in South Pole

Up all night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is up all of the polar night. It is very close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view with as little light pollution as possible. Very faint, use binoculars.

Jun 1, 2024
Jun 2, 2024

Neptune

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Planets Visible in South Pole

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Jun 2, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryDown all daySat 10:56 pmDown all night, not visible
VenusDown all daySat 11:54 pmDown all night, not visible
MarsDown all daySat 8:49 pmDown all night, not visible
JupiterDown all daySat 11:16 pmDown all night, not visible
SaturnUp all daySat 6:40 pmGood visibility
UranusDown all daySat 10:45 pmDown all night, not visible
NeptuneUp all daySat 7:19 pmExtremely difficult to see