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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Bloemfontein, ZA
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Johannesburg · 29.12°S, 26.21°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:46 AM |
| Sunset | 6:19 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 32 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:43 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:11 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:39 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 26 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 45 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:25 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:45 AM |
| Moonset | 3:20 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.44°N, 133.20°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:27 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:51 AM | 8:14 PM | 1:32 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:31 AM | 8:15 PM | 1:23 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:27 AM | 12:58 PM | 7:43 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 29° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:17 AM | 2:11 PM | 8:44 AM | Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 23° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:56 PM | 5:55 AM | 11:53 PM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Bloemfontein is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Botshabelo52 km away
- Maseru125 km away
- Virginia130 km away
- Welkom137 km away
- Kimberley148 km away
- Klerksdorp256 km away
- Potchefstroom281 km away
- Sasolburg301 km away
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