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

Moon: 89.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 26, 2024 at 7:21:06 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:49 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 5:27 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 7:58 pm 121° Southeast
Moonset Today: 9:36 am 238° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 38 minutes (-47s)
Location of PotchefstroomLocation

Today's Sun Position in Potchefstroom

Time:7:21 pm
Altitude:-24.9°
Direction:282° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 37m 52s (May 26, 2024)

47 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 25, 2024)

10 minutes, 20 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

3 hours, 11 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Potchefstroom Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:28 am
Astro. Twilight5:28 am – 5:56 am
Nautical Twilight5:56 am – 6:24 am
Civil Twilight6:24 am – 6:49 am
Daylight6:49 am – 5:27 pm
Civil Twilight5:27 pm – 5:52 pm
Nautical Twilight5:52 pm – 6:21 pm
Astro. Twilight6:21 pm – 6:49 pm
Night6:49 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Potchefstroom - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 266:49 am5:27 pm10:37:52−0:4712:08 pm (42.1°)94.171
May 276:50 am5:27 pm10:37:05−0:4612:08 pm (41.9°)94.187
May 286:50 am5:27 pm10:36:21−0:4412:08 pm (41.7°)94.204
May 296:51 am5:26 pm10:35:38−0:4212:09 pm (41.6°)94.220
May 306:51 am5:26 pm10:34:56−0:4112:09 pm (41.4°)94.235
May 316:52 am5:26 pm10:34:17−0:3912:09 pm (41.3°)94.251
Jun 16:52 am5:26 pm10:33:39−0:3712:09 pm (41.2°)94.266
* 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 26-9:36 am7:58 pm2:17 am(88.3°)237,47193.3%
May 27-10:30 am9:03 pm3:16 am(89.6°)235,47386.7%
May 28-11:18 am10:09 pm4:13 am(87.4°)233,67978.0%
May 29-12:00 pm11:14 pm5:08 am(82.8°)232,10567.7%
May 30-12:37 pm-6:00 am(77.0°)230,76956.4%
May 3112:18 am1:12 pm-6:49 am(70.4°)229,71244.6%
Jun 11:21 am1:46 pm-7:37 am(63.4°)229,00033.0%
* 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, Sun, May 26, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:18 amMon 4:23 pmMon 10:51 amAverage visibility
VenusMon 6:40 amMon 5:18 pmMon 11:59 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 3:18 amMon 2:55 pmMon 9:07 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 6:22 amMon 5:04 pmMon 11:43 amDifficult to see
SaturnMon 12:57 amMon 1:25 pmMon 7:11 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 5:53 amMon 4:39 pmMon 11:16 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 1:46 amMon 1:55 pmMon 7:50 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Potchefstroom.

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