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Grahamstown, South Africa — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 87.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 27, 2024 at 4:48:51 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:45 am 74° East
Sunset Today: 5:37 pm 286° West
Moonrise Today: 7:49 pm 124° Southeast
Moonset Today: 10:07 am 237° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 52 minutes (-1m 46s)
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Today's Sun Position in Grahamstown

Time:4:48 pm
Altitude:8.8°
Direction:293° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 10h 52m 26s (Apr 27, 2024)

1 minute, 46 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 26, 2024)

55 minutes, 47 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

3 hours, 29 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Grahamstown Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:21 am
Astro. Twilight5:21 am – 5:50 am
Nautical Twilight5:50 am – 6:19 am
Civil Twilight6:19 am – 6:45 am
Daylight6:45 am – 5:37 pm
Civil Twilight5:37 pm – 6:03 pm
Nautical Twilight6:03 pm – 6:32 pm
Astro. Twilight6:32 pm – 7:01 pm
Night7:01 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Grahamstown - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 276:45 am5:37 pm10:52:26−1:4612:11 pm (42.6°)93.569
Apr 286:45 am5:36 pm10:50:40−1:4512:11 pm (42.3°)93.594
Apr 296:46 am5:35 pm10:48:56−1:4412:11 pm (42.0°)93.619
Apr 306:47 am5:34 pm10:47:12−1:4312:11 pm (41.7°)93.643
May 16:47 am5:33 pm10:45:30−1:4212:10 pm (41.4°)93.667
May 26:48 am5:32 pm10:43:48−1:4112:10 pm (41.1°)93.692
May 36:49 am5:31 pm10:42:08−1:4012:10 pm (40.8°)93.715
* All times are local time for Grahamstown. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Grahamstown

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Grahamstown - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 27-10:07 am7:49 pm2:31 am(83.2°)242,60590.9%
Apr 28-11:08 am8:44 pm3:27 am(84.9°)240,30083.9%
Apr 29-12:04 pm9:47 pm4:25 am(84.9°)237,87375.0%
Apr 30-12:53 pm10:55 pm5:23 am(83.1°)235,36764.7%
May 1-1:36 pm-6:20 am(79.6°)232,85853.4%
May 212:05 am2:13 pm-7:14 am(74.6°)230,46841.8%
May 31:15 am2:46 pm-8:06 am(68.4°)228,36330.3%
* All times are local time for Grahamstown. 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 Grahamstown This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Apr 27, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:59 amSun 4:39 pmSun 10:49 amDifficult to see
VenusSat 5:55 amSat 5:12 pmSat 11:34 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:34 amSun 3:49 pmSun 9:42 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 8:01 amSat 6:27 pmSat 1:14 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 2:39 amSun 3:19 pmSun 8:59 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 7:56 amSat 6:22 pmSat 1:09 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 3:38 amSun 3:50 pmSun 9:44 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Grahamstown.

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