Daylight in Antarctica
Antarctica · 90.0° S — from 0-hour winter days to 24 hours of summer light.
Today · Oct 5
First light
—
civil dawn
Sunrise
—
sun clears horizon
Sunset
—
cools fast after this
Last light
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dark by now
Daylight today
24h 00m
midnight sun — the sun never sets
Midnight sun. The sun never sets in Antarctica right now — it's light around the clock. Pack an eye mask; sleep is the challenge, not darkness.
Light through the year
DaylightTwilightNight
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Shortest — Apr · 0h 00mLongest — Jan · 24h 00mSwing · 24h 00m
What this means for your bag
Short days and fast temperature drops after sunset change what you pack. These get pre-ticked in the packing tool for your dates.
Headlamp
Early darkness means hands-free light for walking and photos.
Insulating layers
Temperature falls sharply once the sun is down — layer up for evenings.
Reflective / hi-vis
Long dark hours mean walking roadside in low light — stay visible.
Eye mask
Flip side in summer: light near midnight makes sleep hard — pack for June.
Pack for the light you'll actually get
The packing tool folds daylight, weather and entry rules into one list for your dates.
Sun times computed from NOAA solar-position equations via SunCalc · timezones from the IANA tz database · coordinates from mledoze/countries. Clock times shown in local time.