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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Botshabelo, ZA
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Johannesburg · 29.27°S, 26.73°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:44 AM |
| Sunset | 6:17 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 33 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:41 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:09 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:38 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 26 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 45 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:23 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:43 AM |
| Moonset | 3:17 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.23°N, 144.81°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:15 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:49 AM | 8:12 PM | 1:30 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:29 AM | 8:13 PM | 1:21 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:26 AM | 12:56 PM | 7:41 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 29° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:15 AM | 2:09 PM | 8:42 AM | Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 23° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:54 PM | 5:53 AM | 11:51 PM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Botshabelo is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Bloemfontein52 km away
- Maseru74 km away
- Virginia130 km away
- Welkom143 km away
- Kimberley200 km away
- Klerksdorp269 km away
- Potchefstroom286 km away
- Queenstown293 km away
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