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

Moon: 1.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 9, 2024 at 12:29:19 am
Sunrise Today: 7:23 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 6:02 pm 290° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 8:49 am 60° Northeast
Moonset Today: 6:56 pm 301° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 40 minutes (-1m 25s)
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Today's Sun Position in South Africa

Time:12:29 am
Altitude:-75.8°
Direction:193° S
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 39m 31s (May 9, 2024)

1 minute, 25 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 8, 2024)

33 minutes, 1 second longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

3 hours, 31 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in South Africa Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:59 am
Astro. Twilight5:59 am – 6:28 am
Nautical Twilight6:28 am – 6:57 am
Civil Twilight6:57 am – 7:23 am
Daylight7:23 am – 6:02 pm
Civil Twilight6:02 pm – 6:28 pm
Nautical Twilight6:28 pm – 6:57 pm
Astro. Twilight6:57 pm – 7:25 pm
Night7:25 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in South Africa - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 97:23 am6:02 pm10:39:31−1:2512:42 pm (41.2°)93.852
May 107:23 am6:01 pm10:38:07−1:2412:42 pm (40.9°)93.873
May 117:24 am6:01 pm10:36:44−1:2212:42 pm (40.6°)93.894
May 127:25 am6:00 pm10:35:22−1:2112:42 pm (40.4°)93.914
May 137:25 am5:59 pm10:34:02−1:2012:42 pm (40.1°)93.934
May 147:26 am5:59 pm10:32:44−1:1812:42 pm (39.9°)93.954
May 157:27 am5:58 pm10:31:26−1:1712:42 pm (39.7°)93.974
* All times are local time for South Africa. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in South Africa

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in South Africa - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 98:49 am6:56 pm-1:54 pm(32.3°)231,2522.6%
May 109:57 am7:49 pm-2:54 pm(29.9°)234,5597.6%
May 1111:00 am8:48 pm-3:54 pm(29.5°)238,16714.6%
May 1211:54 am9:50 pm-4:51 pm(30.8°)241,75723.1%
May 1312:40 pm10:51 pm-5:43 pm(33.6°)245,03732.5%
May 141:17 pm11:51 pm-6:32 pm(37.5°)247,77142.4%
May 151:50 pm--7:16 pm(42.3°)249,79552.3%
* All times are local time for South Africa. 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 South Africa This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 9, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:17 amThu 4:53 pmThu 11:05 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 6:49 amThu 5:42 pmThu 12:16 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 4:03 amThu 4:01 pmThu 10:02 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 7:56 amThu 6:26 pmThu 1:11 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnThu 2:34 amThu 3:10 pmThu 8:52 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 7:41 amThu 6:13 pmThu 12:57 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 3:29 amThu 3:40 pmThu 9:35 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for South Africa.

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