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

Moon: 37.3%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 2, 2024 at 4:49:05 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:42 am 72° East
Sunset Today: 5:27 pm 288° West
Moonrise Today: 12:00 midnight 114° Southeast
Moonset Today: 2:07 pm 250° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 45 minutes (-1m 40s)
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Today's Sun Position in East London

Time:4:49 pm
Altitude:6.8°
Direction:294° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 10h 44m 44s (May 2, 2024)

1 minute, 40 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 1, 2024)

46 minutes, 36 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

3 hours, 35 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in East London Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:18 am
Astro. Twilight5:18 am – 5:47 am
Nautical Twilight5:47 am – 6:17 am
Civil Twilight6:17 am – 6:42 am
Daylight6:42 am – 5:27 pm
Civil Twilight5:27 pm – 5:53 pm
Nautical Twilight5:53 pm – 6:22 pm
Astro. Twilight6:22 pm – 6:51 pm
Night6:51 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in East London - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 26:42 am5:27 pm10:44:44−1:4012:05 pm (41.4°)93.691
May 36:43 am5:26 pm10:43:05−1:3912:05 pm (41.1°)93.715
May 46:44 am5:25 pm10:41:27−1:3812:05 pm (40.8°)93.739
May 56:44 am5:24 pm10:39:50−1:3612:05 pm (40.5°)93.762
May 66:45 am5:23 pm10:38:14−1:3512:04 pm (40.3°)93.785
May 76:46 am5:23 pm10:36:40−1:3412:04 pm (40.0°)93.807
May 86:47 am5:22 pm10:35:07−1:3312:04 pm (39.7°)93.829
* 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 212:00 am2:07 pm-7:08 am(74.9°)230,47641.8%
May 31:10 am2:40 pm-8:00 am(68.8°)228,37030.3%
May 42:19 am3:11 pm-8:50 am(61.8°)226,74719.8%
May 53:28 am3:41 pm-9:39 am(54.5°)225,81411.0%
May 64:37 am4:12 pm-10:29 am(47.2°)225,7434.5%
May 75:49 am4:46 pm-11:21 am(40.5°)226,6350.8%
May 87:01 am5:26 pm-12:17 pm(34.9°)228,4850.2%
* 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, Thu, May 2, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:43 amFri 4:23 pmFri 10:33 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 5:59 amThu 5:04 pmThu 11:32 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:27 amFri 3:34 pmFri 9:31 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 7:41 amThu 6:07 pmThu 12:54 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnFri 2:16 amFri 2:55 pmFri 8:36 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 7:32 amThu 5:58 pmThu 12:45 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:14 amFri 3:25 pmFri 9:19 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for East London.

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