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North West, South Africa — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 24, 2024 at 1:54:58 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:36 am 76° East
Sunset Today: 5:51 pm 284° West
Moonrise Today: 6:04 pm 110° Southeast
Moonset Today: 6:52 am 253° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 14 minutes (-1m 22s)
Location of North WestLocation

Today's Sun Position in North West

Time:1:54 pm
Altitude:43.4°
Direction:325° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 14m 17s (Apr 24, 2024)

1 minute, 22 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 23, 2024)

45 minutes, 49 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

2 hours, 34 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in North West Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:18 am
Astro. Twilight5:18 am – 5:45 am
Nautical Twilight5:45 am – 6:13 am
Civil Twilight6:13 am – 6:36 am
Daylight6:36 am – 5:51 pm
Civil Twilight5:51 pm – 6:14 pm
Nautical Twilight6:14 pm – 6:41 pm
Astro. Twilight6:41 pm – 7:09 pm
Night7:09 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in North West - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 246:36 am5:51 pm11:14:17−1:2212:14 pm (50.4°)93.495
Apr 256:37 am5:50 pm11:12:55−1:2112:13 pm (50.1°)93.520
Apr 266:37 am5:49 pm11:11:34−1:2112:13 pm (49.8°)93.545
Apr 276:38 am5:48 pm11:10:14−1:2012:13 pm (49.5°)93.570
Apr 286:38 am5:47 pm11:08:54−1:1912:13 pm (49.1°)93.594
Apr 296:39 am5:46 pm11:07:36−1:1812:13 pm (48.8°)93.619
Apr 306:39 am5:46 pm11:06:18−1:1712:13 pm (48.5°)93.643
* All times are local time for North West. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in North West

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in North West - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 24-6:52 am6:04 pm12:08 am(77.5°)248,525100.0%
Apr 25-7:49 am6:40 pm12:53 am(82.6°)246,74899.1%
Apr 26-8:48 am7:23 pm1:41 am(86.9°)244,76196.0%
Apr 27-9:48 am8:12 pm2:34 am(89.9°)242,60290.9%
Apr 28-10:48 am9:08 pm3:29 am(88.2°)240,29783.8%
Apr 29-11:45 am10:10 pm4:27 am(88.2°)237,86975.0%
Apr 30-12:37 pm11:15 pm5:25 am(89.9°)235,36364.7%
* All times are local time for North West. 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 North West This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Apr 24, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:14 amWed 4:56 pmWed 11:05 amDifficult to see
VenusWed 5:47 amWed 5:20 pmWed 11:34 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 3:40 amWed 3:57 pmWed 9:48 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 8:00 amWed 6:51 pmWed 1:25 pmAverage visibility
SaturnWed 3:00 amWed 3:31 pmWed 9:16 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 7:58 amWed 6:47 pmWed 1:22 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:57 amWed 4:06 pmWed 10:01 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for North West.

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