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

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Moon: 47.7%
Third Quarter

Current Time: Nov 20, 2019 at 4:17:40 am


Sunrise Today: 4:55 am↑ 114° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:45 pm↑ 246° West


Moonrise Today: 12:58 am↑ 71° East
Moonset Today: 12:06 pm↑ 286° West


Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 50 minutes (+1m 20s)

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Today's Sun Position in Mthatha

Time:4:17 am
Altitude:-8.1°
Direction:119° SE
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 13h 50m 41s (Nov 20, 2019)

1 minute, 20 seconds longer than yesterday (Nov 19, 2019)

3 hours, 45 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2019)

22 minutes, 39 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2018)

The Sun's altitude in Mthatha today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Mthatha Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Mthatha today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night12:00 am – 3:21 am
Astro. Twilight3:21 am – 3:56 am
Nautical Twilight3:56 am – 4:28 am
Civil Twilight4:28 am – 4:55 am
Daylight4:55 am – 6:45 pm
Civil Twilight6:45 pm – 7:12 pm
Nautical Twilight7:12 pm – 7:45 pm
Astro. Twilight7:45 pm – 8:19 pm
Night8:19 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Mthatha - Next 7 Days

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
NovSunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
Nov 204:55 am6:45 pm13:50:11+1:2011:50 am (78.1°)91.853
Nov 214:55 am6:46 pm13:51:30+1:1811:50 am (78.3°)91.834
Nov 224:54 am6:47 pm13:52:46+1:1611:50 am (78.5°)91.816
Nov 234:54 am6:48 pm13:54:01+1:1411:51 am (78.7°)91.799
Nov 244:53 am6:49 pm13:55:13+1:1211:51 am (78.9°)91.781
Nov 254:53 am6:50 pm13:56:24+1:1011:51 am (79.1°)91.764
Nov 264:53 am6:50 pm13:57:33+1:0811:51 am (79.3°)91.747
* All times are local time for Mthatha. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2019

March EquinoxMar 2011:59 pm
June SolsticeJun 215:54 pm
September EquinoxSep 239:50 am
December SolsticeDec 226:19 am
* All times are local Mthatha time.

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Today's Moon in Mthatha

Percent Illuminated:47.7%
Time:4:17 am
Altitude:33.4°
Direction:38° NE
Position:Waning Crescent

The Moon's path in Mthatha today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2019 Moon Phases

Moon in Mthatha - Next 7 days

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2019Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
NovMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Nov 2012:58 am12:06 pm-6:29 am(43.0°)230,40046.7%
Nov 211:38 am1:12 pm-7:22 am(48.0°)229,09935.0%
Nov 222:15 am2:18 pm-8:13 am(53.6°)228,20724.1%
Nov 232:52 am3:24 pm-9:04 am(59.5°)227,86714.6%
Nov 243:28 am4:30 pm-9:55 am(65.4°)228,2117.1%
Nov 254:06 am5:37 pm-10:48 am(70.8°)229,3212.2%
Nov 264:47 am6:44 pm-11:42 am(75.4°)231,2010.1%
* All times are local time for Mthatha. 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 Mthatha This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Nov 20, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:13 amWed 5:22 pmWed 10:48 amDifficult to see
VenusWed 6:29 amWed 8:46 pmWed 1:37 pmFairly good visibility
MarsWed 3:34 amWed 4:33 pmWed 10:03 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterWed 6:52 amWed 8:59 pmWed 1:56 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 8:21 amWed 10:21 pmWed 3:21 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 4:42 pmThu 3:44 amWed 10:13 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 12:59 pmThu 1:34 amWed 7:16 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Mthatha.

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