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

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Moon: 63.4%
Waxing Gibbous

Current Time: Dec 5, 2019 at 7:13:49 pm


Sunrise Today: 4:52 am↑ 117° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:58 pm↑ 243° Southwest


Moonrise Today: 12:45 pm↑ 98° East
Moonset Today: 1:02 am↑ 260° West


Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 6 minutes (+47s)

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Today's Sun Position in Mthatha

Time:7:13 pm
Altitude:-3.5°
Direction:241° SW
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 14h 6m 40s (Dec 5, 2019)

47 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 4, 2019)

4 hours, 1 minute longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2019)

6 minutes, 40 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 – 3:14 am
Astro. Twilight3:14 am – 3:50 am
Nautical Twilight3:50 am – 4:24 am
Civil Twilight4:24 am – 4:52 am
Daylight4:52 am – 6:58 pm
Civil Twilight6:58 pm – 7:26 pm
Nautical Twilight7:26 pm – 8:00 pm
Astro. Twilight8:00 pm – 8:36 pm
Night8:36 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Mthatha - Next 7 Days

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
Dec 54:52 am6:58 pm14:06:10+0:4711:55 am (80.8°)91.605
Dec 64:52 am6:59 pm14:06:55+0:4511:55 am (80.9°)91.591
Dec 74:52 am7:00 pm14:07:38+0:4211:56 am (81.0°)91.578
Dec 84:52 am7:00 pm14:08:19+0:4011:56 am (81.1°)91.565
Dec 94:52 am7:01 pm14:08:56+0:3711:56 am (81.2°)91.553
Dec 104:52 am7:02 pm14:09:31+0:3411:57 am (81.3°)91.541
Dec 114:52 am7:03 pm14:10:03+0:3211:57 am (81.4°)91.529
* 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:63.4%
Time:7:13 pm
Altitude:63.2°
Direction:359° N
Position:Waxing Gibbous

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
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 5-1:02 am12:45 pm7:11 pm(63.2°)251,19263.4%
Dec 6-1:31 am1:38 pm7:52 pm(58.4°)250,34072.5%
Dec 7-2:00 am2:32 pm8:34 pm(53.5°)248,75880.8%
Dec 8-2:30 am3:27 pm9:17 pm(48.7°)246,60188.0%
Dec 9-3:01 am4:23 pm10:02 pm(44.1°)244,05993.9%
Dec 10-3:35 am5:22 pm10:50 pm(40.2°)241,34597.9%
Dec 11-4:14 am6:23 pm11:42 pm(37.0°)238,66999.9%
* 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, Thu, Dec 5, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 3:52 amFri 5:29 pmFri 10:40 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 6:51 amThu 9:09 pmThu 2:00 pmGood visibility
MarsFri 3:02 amFri 4:21 pmFri 9:41 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 6:08 amThu 8:15 pmThu 1:11 pmAverage visibility
SaturnThu 7:28 amThu 9:28 pmThu 2:28 pmAverage visibility
UranusThu 3:40 pmFri 2:43 amThu 9:12 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 12:00 noonFri 12:35 amThu 6:18 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Mthatha.

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