Current Time: | Dec 14, 2024 at 12:51:56 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 4:49 am↑ 118° Southeast |
Sunset Today: | 6:52 pm↑ 242° Southwest |
Moonrise Today: | 6:17 pm↑ 58° Northeast |
Moonset Today: | 3:27 am↑ 300° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 14 hours, 3 minutes (+20s) |
Today's Sun Position in Durban
Time: | 12:51 am |
Altitude: | -34.9° |
Direction: | 163° S |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 14h 3m 10s (Dec 14, 2024)
20 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 13, 2024)
3 hours, 49 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
1 minute, 6 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Durban 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 Durban Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Durban 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
Night | 12:00 am – 3:13 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 3:13 am – 3:48 am |
Nautical Twilight | 3:48 am – 4:21 am |
Civil Twilight | 4:21 am – 4:49 am |
Daylight | 4:49 am – 6:52 pm |
Civil Twilight | 6:52 pm – 7:19 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 7:19 pm – 7:53 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:53 pm – 8:28 pm |
Night | 8:28 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Durban - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Dec 14 | 4:49 am | 6:52 pm | 14:03:10 | +0:20 | 11:50 am (83.4°) | 91.496 |
Dec 15 | 4:49 am | 6:53 pm | 14:03:28 | +0:17 | 11:51 am (83.4°) | 91.486 |
Dec 16 | 4:49 am | 6:53 pm | 14:03:42 | +0:14 | 11:51 am (83.5°) | 91.478 |
Dec 17 | 4:50 am | 6:54 pm | 14:03:55 | +0:12 | 11:52 am (83.5°) | 91.470 |
Dec 18 | 4:50 am | 6:54 pm | 14:04:04 | +0:09 | 11:52 am (83.5°) | 91.462 |
Dec 19 | 4:51 am | 6:55 pm | 14:04:11 | +0:06 | 11:53 am (83.6°) | 91.456 |
Dec 20 | 4:51 am | 6:55 pm | 14:04:15 | +0:04 | 11:53 am (83.6°) | 91.449 |
* All times are local time for Durban. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The December solstice (summer solstice) in Durban is at 11:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 3 hours, 51 minutes longer than the June solstice. In locations south of the equator, the longest day of the year is around this date.
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 20 | 5:06 am |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 10:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 2:44 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 11:21 am |
* All times are local Durban time. |
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Today's Moon in Durban
Percent Illuminated: | 97.1% |
Time: | 12:51 am |
Altitude: | 23.9° |
Direction: | 323° NW |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Durban 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
Moon in Durban - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Dec 14 | - | 3:27 am | 6:17 pm | 11:20 pm | (31.7°) | 229,172 | 99.5% | |||
Dec 15 | - | 4:21 am | 7:24 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
Dec 16 | - | 5:23 am | 8:23 pm | 12:23 am | (30.9°) | 231,485 | 99.4% | |||
Dec 17 | - | 6:28 am | 9:13 pm | 1:25 am | (32.1°) | 234,443 | 96.6% | |||
Dec 18 | - | 7:34 am | 9:55 pm | 2:22 am | (35.0°) | 237,792 | 91.5% | |||
Dec 19 | - | 8:37 am | 10:29 pm | 3:13 am | (39.2°) | 241,237 | 84.5% | |||
Dec 20 | - | 9:37 am | 10:59 pm | 4:00 am | (44.3°) | 244,489 | 76.2% | |||
* All times are local time for Durban. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Durban This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 14, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sat 3:56 am | Sat 5:28 pm | Sat 10:42 am | Difficult to see |
Venus | Sat 8:14 am | Sat 9:58 pm | Sat 3:06 pm | Good visibility |
Mars | Fri 9:50 pm | Sat 8:07 am | Sat 2:59 am | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Sat 6:07 pm | Sun 4:24 am | Sat 11:16 pm | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Sat 11:01 am | Sat 11:43 pm | Sat 5:22 pm | Average visibility |
Uranus | Sat 4:30 pm | Sun 3:04 am | Sat 9:47 pm | Average visibility |
Neptune | Sat 12:05 pm | Sun 12:19 am | Sat 6:12 pm | Difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Durban. |