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

Moon: 0.1%
New Moon
Current Time: May 8, 2024 at 4:06:57 am
Sunrise Today: 6:40 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 5:35 pm 289° West
Moonrise Today: 6:51 am 67° East
Moonset Today: 5:44 pm 295° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 56 minutes (-1m 11s)
Location of PotchefstroomLocation

Today's Sun Position in Potchefstroom

Time:4:06 am
Altitude:-34.3°
Direction:87° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 55m 46s (May 8, 2024)

1 minute, 11 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 7, 2024)

28 minutes, 15 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

2 hours, 53 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Potchefstroom Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:20 am
Astro. Twilight5:20 am – 5:47 am
Nautical Twilight5:47 am – 6:15 am
Civil Twilight6:15 am – 6:40 am
Daylight6:40 am – 5:35 pm
Civil Twilight5:35 pm – 6:00 pm
Nautical Twilight6:00 pm – 6:27 pm
Astro. Twilight6:27 pm – 6:55 pm
Night6:55 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Potchefstroom - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 86:40 am5:35 pm10:55:46−1:1112:08 pm (46.0°)93.829
May 96:40 am5:35 pm10:54:36−1:1012:08 pm (45.8°)93.851
May 106:41 am5:34 pm10:53:27−1:0912:08 pm (45.5°)93.872
May 116:41 am5:34 pm10:52:19−1:0812:07 pm (45.2°)93.893
May 126:42 am5:33 pm10:51:12−1:0612:07 pm (45.0°)93.914
May 136:42 am5:32 pm10:50:06−1:0512:07 pm (44.7°)93.934
May 146:43 am5:32 pm10:49:01−1:0412:07 pm (44.5°)93.954
* All times are local time for Potchefstroom. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Potchefstroom

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Potchefstroom - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 86:51 am5:44 pm-12:20 pm(41.2°)228,4910.2%
May 98:00 am6:32 pm-1:18 pm(37.0°)231,1782.5%
May 109:07 am7:27 pm-2:18 pm(34.6°)234,4747.4%
May 1110:09 am8:26 pm-3:17 pm(34.1°)238,07814.4%
May 1211:04 am9:26 pm-4:14 pm(35.4°)241,67322.9%
May 1311:51 am10:26 pm-5:07 pm(38.1°)244,96332.3%
May 1412:32 pm11:24 pm-5:56 pm(42.0°)247,71242.1%
* All times are local time for Potchefstroom. 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 Potchefstroom This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 8, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:40 amWed 4:21 pmWed 10:31 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 6:06 amWed 5:13 pmWed 11:40 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 3:28 amWed 3:28 pmWed 9:28 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 7:16 amWed 6:02 pmWed 12:39 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 2:06 amWed 2:36 pmWed 8:21 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 7:02 amWed 5:50 pmWed 12:26 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 2:59 amWed 3:08 pmWed 9:03 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Potchefstroom.

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