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

Moon: 99.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 5, 2025 at 12:38:44 pm
Sunrise Today: 3:29 am 125° Southeast
Sunset Today: 7:08 pm 235° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 8:28 pm 46° Northeast
Moonset Today: 3:06 am 312° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 39 minutes (+1m 26s)
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Today's Sun Position in West Point

Time:12:38 pm
Altitude:61.0°
Direction:320° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 15h 39m 5s (Dec 5, 2025)

1 minute, 26 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 4, 2025)

7 hours, 5 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

11 minutes, 42 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in West Point Today

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Night12:00 am – 12:50 am
Astro. Twilight12:50 am – 2:00 am
Nautical Twilight2:00 am – 2:51 am
Civil Twilight2:51 am – 3:29 am
Daylight3:29 am – 7:08 pm
Civil Twilight7:08 pm – 7:47 pm
Nautical Twilight7:47 pm – 8:38 pm
Astro. Twilight8:38 pm – 9:49 pm
Night9:49 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in West Point - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 53:29 am7:08 pm15:39:05+1:2611:19 am (65.8°)91.604
Dec 63:29 am7:10 pm15:40:27+1:2111:19 am (65.9°)91.591
Dec 73:29 am7:11 pm15:41:44+1:1711:20 am (66.0°)91.578
Dec 83:29 am7:12 pm15:42:56+1:1211:20 am (66.1°)91.567
Dec 93:29 am7:13 pm15:44:04+1:0711:20 am (66.2°)91.555
Dec 103:28 am7:14 pm15:45:06+1:0211:21 am (66.3°)91.544
Dec 113:28 am7:14 pm15:46:04+0:5711:21 am (66.4°)91.534
* All times are local time for West Point. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in West Point

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in West Point - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 5-3:06 am8:28 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Dec 6-4:08 am9:28 pm12:18 am(14.2°)223,12898.4%
Dec 7-5:25 am10:13 pm1:24 am(15.4°)225,55393.9%
Dec 8-6:47 am10:44 pm2:26 am(18.6°)228,91486.9%
Dec 9-8:09 am11:08 pm3:21 am(23.3°)232,83378.0%
Dec 10-9:26 am11:27 pm4:11 am(28.8°)236,94168.1%
Dec 11-10:38 am11:43 pm4:56 am(34.8°)240,90457.7%
* All times are local time for West Point. 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 West Point This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 5, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 2:41 amFri 5:11 pmFri 9:55 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 3:08 amFri 6:25 pmFri 10:46 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 4:02 amFri 7:54 pmFri 11:58 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterFri 9:47 pmSat 6:37 amSat 2:12 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 11:56 amSat 12:35 amFri 6:15 pmGreat visibility
UranusFri 5:41 pmSat 2:49 amFri 10:15 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 12:20 pmSat 12:38 amFri 6:29 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for West Point.

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