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

Moon: 79.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 28, 2024 at 12:30:35 am
Sunrise Today: 7:06 am 65° Northeast
Sunset Today: 5:15 pm 296° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 9:57 pm 115° Southeast
Moonset Today: 11:36 am 242° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 8 minutes (-59s)
Location of GrahamstownLocation

Today's Sun Position in Grahamstown

Time:12:30 am
Altitude:-77.4°
Direction:159° S
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 8m 22s (May 28, 2024)

59 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 27, 2024)

11 minutes, 44 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

4 hours, 13 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Grahamstown Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:39 am
Astro. Twilight5:39 am – 6:09 am
Nautical Twilight6:09 am – 6:39 am
Civil Twilight6:39 am – 7:06 am
Daylight7:06 am – 5:15 pm
Civil Twilight5:15 pm – 5:42 pm
Nautical Twilight5:42 pm – 6:12 pm
Astro. Twilight6:12 pm – 6:42 pm
Night6:42 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Grahamstown - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 287:06 am5:15 pm10:08:22−0:5912:11 pm (35.1°)94.204
May 297:07 am5:14 pm10:07:25−0:5712:11 pm (35.0°)94.220
May 307:08 am5:14 pm10:06:30−0:5412:11 pm (34.8°)94.235
May 317:08 am5:14 pm10:05:38−0:5212:11 pm (34.7°)94.251
Jun 17:09 am5:14 pm10:04:47−0:5012:11 pm (34.6°)94.266
Jun 27:09 am5:13 pm10:03:59−0:4812:11 pm (34.4°)94.280
Jun 37:10 am5:13 pm10:03:13−0:4512:12 pm (34.3°)94.294
* 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 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Grahamstown - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 28-11:36 am9:57 pm4:16 am(80.7°)233,67778.0%
May 29-12:14 pm11:06 pm5:10 am(76.1°)232,10367.7%
May 30-12:48 pm-6:02 am(70.3°)230,76756.4%
May 3112:14 am1:18 pm-6:51 am(63.7°)229,71044.6%
Jun 11:22 am1:47 pm-7:39 am(56.7°)229,00033.0%
Jun 22:29 am2:17 pm-8:27 am(49.6°)228,72822.3%
Jun 33:38 am2:48 pm-9:17 am(42.8°)228,99713.1%
* 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, Tue, May 28, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:34 amTue 4:17 pmTue 10:56 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:57 amTue 5:08 pmTue 12:03 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsTue 3:24 amTue 2:51 pmTue 9:08 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:34 amTue 4:50 pmTue 11:42 amSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 12:51 amTue 1:27 pmTue 7:09 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 6:03 amTue 4:26 pmTue 11:14 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 1:44 amTue 1:54 pmTue 7:49 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Grahamstown.

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