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

Moon: 97.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 14, 2024 at 12:51:56 am
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)
Location of DurbanLocation

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)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Durban Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:13 am
Astro. Twilight3:13 am – 3:48 am
Nautical Twilight3:48 am – 4:21 am
Civil Twilight4:21 am – 4:49 am
Daylight4:49 am – 6:52 pm
Civil Twilight6:52 pm – 7:19 pm
Nautical Twilight7:19 pm – 7:53 pm
Astro. Twilight7:53 pm – 8:28 pm
Night8:28 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Durban - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 144:49 am6:52 pm14:03:10+0:2011:50 am (83.4°)91.496
Dec 154:49 am6:53 pm14:03:28+0:1711:51 am (83.4°)91.486
Dec 164:49 am6:53 pm14:03:42+0:1411:51 am (83.5°)91.478
Dec 174:50 am6:54 pm14:03:55+0:1211:52 am (83.5°)91.470
Dec 184:50 am6:54 pm14:04:04+0:0911:52 am (83.5°)91.462
Dec 194:51 am6:55 pm14:04:11+0:0611:53 am (83.6°)91.456
Dec 204:51 am6:55 pm14:04:15+0:0411:53 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.

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Today's Moon in Durban

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Durban - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 14-3:27 am6:17 pm11:20 pm(31.7°)229,17299.5%
Dec 15-4:21 am7:24 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Dec 16-5:23 am8:23 pm12:23 am(30.9°)231,48599.4%
Dec 17-6:28 am9:13 pm1:25 am(32.1°)234,44396.6%
Dec 18-7:34 am9:55 pm2:22 am(35.0°)237,79291.5%
Dec 19-8:37 am10:29 pm3:13 am(39.2°)241,23784.5%
Dec 20-9:37 am10:59 pm4:00 am(44.3°)244,48976.2%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Durban This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 14, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 3:56 amSat 5:28 pmSat 10:42 amDifficult to see
VenusSat 8:14 amSat 9:58 pmSat 3:06 pmGood visibility
MarsFri 9:50 pmSat 8:07 amSat 2:59 amPerfect visibility
JupiterSat 6:07 pmSun 4:24 amSat 11:16 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 11:01 amSat 11:43 pmSat 5:22 pmAverage visibility
UranusSat 4:30 pmSun 3:04 amSat 9:47 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 12:05 pmSun 12:19 amSat 6:12 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Durban.

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