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

Moon: 0.1%
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Current Time: May 7, 2024 at 11:50:13 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:46 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 5:23 pm 290° West
Moonrise Today: 5:49 am 73° East
Moonset Today: 4:46 pm 291° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 37 minutes (-1m 34s)
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Today's Sun Position in East London

Time:11:50 pm
Altitude:-73.8°
Direction:193° S
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 36m 39s (May 7, 2024)

1 minute, 34 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 6, 2024)

38 minutes, 33 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

3 hours, 43 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in East London Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:21 am
Astro. Twilight5:21 am – 5:50 am
Nautical Twilight5:50 am – 6:20 am
Civil Twilight6:20 am – 6:46 am
Daylight6:46 am – 5:23 pm
Civil Twilight5:23 pm – 5:49 pm
Nautical Twilight5:49 pm – 6:18 pm
Astro. Twilight6:18 pm – 6:47 pm
Night6:47 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in East London - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 76:46 am5:23 pm10:36:39−1:3412:04 pm (40.0°)93.807
May 86:47 am5:22 pm10:35:06−1:3312:04 pm (39.7°)93.829
May 96:47 am5:21 pm10:33:35−1:3112:04 pm (39.5°)93.851
May 106:48 am5:20 pm10:32:04−1:3012:04 pm (39.2°)93.872
May 116:49 am5:19 pm10:30:35−1:2812:04 pm (38.9°)93.893
May 126:50 am5:19 pm10:29:08−1:2712:04 pm (38.7°)93.914
May 136:50 am5:18 pm10:27:42−1:2512:04 pm (38.4°)93.934
* 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 75:49 am4:46 pm-11:22 am(40.5°)226,6350.8%
May 87:01 am5:26 pm-12:17 pm(34.9°)228,4850.2%
May 98:14 am6:11 pm-1:15 pm(30.7°)231,1722.5%
May 109:23 am7:04 pm-2:14 pm(28.2°)234,4667.4%
May 1110:26 am8:02 pm-3:14 pm(27.7°)238,07014.4%
May 1211:20 am9:04 pm-4:11 pm(29.0°)241,66522.9%
May 1312:05 pm10:07 pm-5:04 pm(31.8°)244,95632.3%
* 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, May 7, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:40 amWed 4:15 pmWed 10:28 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 6:11 amWed 5:02 pmWed 11:37 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 3:26 amWed 3:24 pmWed 9:25 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 7:24 amWed 5:48 pmWed 12:36 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 1:58 amWed 2:37 pmWed 8:17 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 7:10 amWed 5:36 pmWed 12:23 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 2:55 amWed 3:06 pmWed 9:00 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for East London.

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