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East London, South Africa — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 68.8%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 17, 2024 at 2:09:15 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:53 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 5:15 pm 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:06 pm 82° East
Moonset Today: 1:02 am 281° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 22 minutes (-1m 19s)
Location of East LondonLocation

Today's Sun Position in East London

Time:2:09 pm
Altitude:29.7°
Direction:326° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 10h 22m 15s (May 17, 2024)

1 minute, 19 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 16, 2024)

24 minutes, 8 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

3 hours, 57 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in East London Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:27 am
Astro. Twilight5:27 am – 5:57 am
Nautical Twilight5:57 am – 6:27 am
Civil Twilight6:27 am – 6:53 am
Daylight6:53 am – 5:15 pm
Civil Twilight5:15 pm – 5:42 pm
Nautical Twilight5:42 pm – 6:12 pm
Astro. Twilight6:12 pm – 6:41 pm
Night6:41 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in East London - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 176:53 am5:15 pm10:22:15−1:1912:04 pm (37.5°)94.011
May 186:54 am5:15 pm10:20:57−1:1712:04 pm (37.3°)94.030
May 196:54 am5:14 pm10:19:41−1:1512:04 pm (37.1°)94.048
May 206:55 am5:14 pm10:18:27−1:1412:04 pm (36.9°)94.066
May 216:56 am5:13 pm10:17:15−1:1212:04 pm (36.7°)94.084
May 226:56 am5:12 pm10:16:04−1:1012:05 pm (36.5°)94.102
May 236:57 am5:12 pm10:14:56−1:0812:05 pm (36.3°)94.120
* All times are local time for East London. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in East London

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in East London - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 17-1:02 am2:06 pm7:58 pm(51.4°)251,43170.9%
May 18-1:57 am2:29 pm8:37 pm(57.2°)251,08779.3%
May 19-2:52 am2:53 pm9:16 pm(63.1°)250,05986.6%
May 20-3:47 am3:18 pm9:57 pm(68.8°)248,47892.6%
May 21-4:44 am3:46 pm10:40 pm(74.1°)246,49597.0%
May 22-5:44 am4:17 pm11:28 pm(78.8°)244,26899.4%
May 23-6:47 am4:55 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for East London. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in East London This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 17, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:51 amFri 4:08 pmFri 10:30 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 6:29 amFri 5:00 pmFri 11:45 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:22 amFri 3:07 pmFri 9:15 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 6:58 amFri 5:20 pmFri 12:09 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSat 1:22 amSat 1:59 pmSat 7:41 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 6:37 amFri 5:02 pmFri 11:50 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 2:20 amFri 2:31 pmFri 8:26 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for East London.

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