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

Moon: 70.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 8:56:17 am
Sunrise Today: 6:11 am 91° East
Sunset Today: 6:20 pm 269° West
Moonrise Today: 3:32 pm 59° Northeast
Moonset Today: 12:28 am 303° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 9 minutes (-2m 3s)
Location of East LondonLocation

Today's Sun Position in East London

Time:8:56 am
Altitude:32.9°
Direction:66° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 9m 13s (Mar 19, 2024)

2 minutes, 3 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

2 hours, 11 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

2 hours, 11 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in East London Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:48 am
Astro. Twilight4:48 am – 5:17 am
Nautical Twilight5:17 am – 5:46 am
Civil Twilight5:46 am – 6:11 am
Daylight6:11 am – 6:20 pm
Civil Twilight6:20 pm – 6:45 pm
Nautical Twilight6:45 pm – 7:13 pm
Astro. Twilight7:13 pm – 7:42 pm
Night7:42 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in East London - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 196:11 am6:20 pm12:09:13−2:0312:16 pm (57.3°)92.553
Mar 206:11 am6:19 pm12:07:10−2:0312:15 pm (56.9°)92.579
Mar 216:12 am6:17 pm12:05:06−2:0312:15 pm (56.5°)92.604
Mar 226:13 am6:16 pm12:03:03−2:0312:15 pm (56.1°)92.630
Mar 236:14 am6:15 pm12:01:00−2:0212:14 pm (55.7°)92.656
Mar 246:14 am6:13 pm11:58:58−2:0212:14 pm (55.3°)92.682
Mar 256:15 am6:12 pm11:56:55−2:0212:14 pm (54.9°)92.709
* All times are local time for East London. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in East London is at 5:06 am on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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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
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-12:28 am3:32 pm8:28 pm(31.0°)248,58674.9%
Mar 20-1:28 am4:09 pm9:16 pm(34.5°)250,44182.9%
Mar 21-2:28 am4:41 pm10:00 pm(39.0°)251,66889.6%
Mar 22-3:26 am5:09 pm10:42 pm(44.1°)252,31694.8%
Mar 23-4:22 am5:34 pm11:22 pm(49.7°)252,44798.2%
Mar 24-5:17 am5:58 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 25-6:12 am6:22 pm12:01 am(55.5°)252,12399.9%
* 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, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:33 amTue 6:59 pmTue 1:17 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 4:36 amTue 5:31 pmTue 11:04 amFairly good visibility
MarsTue 3:39 amTue 4:56 pmTue 10:18 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 9:47 amTue 8:29 pmTue 3:08 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 4:51 amTue 5:39 pmTue 11:15 amDifficult to see
UranusTue 10:14 amTue 8:44 pmTue 3:29 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:03 amTue 6:18 pmTue 12:11 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for East London.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in East London