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

Moon: 26.6%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Mar 24, 2025 at 9:55:52 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:20 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 6:19 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 12:23 am 122° Southeast
Moonset Today: 3:22 pm 240° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 59 minutes (-2m 4s)
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Today's Sun Position in Grahamstown

Time:9:55 pm
Altitude:-43.8°
Direction:235° SW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 59m 23s (Mar 24, 2025)

2 minutes, 4 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 23, 2025)

2 hours, 2 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

2 hours, 22 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Grahamstown Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:57 am
Astro. Twilight4:57 am – 5:26 am
Nautical Twilight5:26 am – 5:55 am
Civil Twilight5:55 am – 6:20 am
Daylight6:20 am – 6:19 pm
Civil Twilight6:19 pm – 6:44 pm
Nautical Twilight6:44 pm – 7:12 pm
Astro. Twilight7:12 pm – 7:41 pm
Night7:41 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Grahamstown - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 246:20 am6:19 pm11:59:23−2:0412:20 pm (55.1°)92.682
Mar 256:20 am6:18 pm11:57:19−2:0412:19 pm (54.7°)92.709
Mar 266:21 am6:16 pm11:55:15−2:0312:19 pm (54.3°)92.736
Mar 276:22 am6:15 pm11:53:12−2:0312:19 pm (53.9°)92.762
Mar 286:23 am6:14 pm11:51:08−2:0312:18 pm (53.5°)92.789
Mar 296:23 am6:12 pm11:49:05−2:0312:18 pm (53.1°)92.816
Mar 306:24 am6:11 pm11:47:02−2:0212:18 pm (52.8°)92.842
* All times are local time for Grahamstown. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Grahamstown

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Grahamstown - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 2412:23 am3:22 pm-7:56 am(82.4°)238,54332.3%
Mar 251:30 am4:02 pm-8:50 am(78.4°)234,52322.3%
Mar 262:39 am4:37 pm-9:43 am(73.1°)230,60513.5%
Mar 273:49 am5:09 pm-10:34 am(66.6°)227,1456.4%
Mar 284:59 am5:39 pm-11:24 am(59.3°)224,4871.7%
Mar 296:10 am6:10 pm-12:15 pm(51.7°)222,9070.0%
Mar 307:22 am6:43 pm-1:07 pm(44.4°)222,5631.6%
* All times are local time for Grahamstown. 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 Grahamstown This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 24, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:21 amTue 6:00 pmTue 12:10 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusTue 6:12 amTue 5:32 pmTue 11:52 amNot visible
MarsMon 2:45 pmTue 12:31 amMon 7:38 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterMon 11:59 amMon 9:59 pmMon 4:59 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 5:28 amTue 5:54 pmTue 11:41 amVery difficult to see
UranusTue 10:18 amTue 8:40 pmTue 3:29 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 5:57 amTue 6:07 pmTue 12:02 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Grahamstown.

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