What time is sunset in Brakpan today?

Sunset in Brakpan is at 6:09 PM local time (Africa/Johannesburg) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Brakpan?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:27 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:20 AM.

Moonrise in Brakpan is at 3:33 AM and moonset is at 3:13 PM local time.

Brakpan is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Johannesburg · 26.24°S, 28.37°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:39 AM
Sunset	6:09 PM
Day length	12 h 29 min
End of civil twilight	6:32 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:59 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:27 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 30 min
Fully dark sky tonight	8 h 53 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:20 AM

Moonrise	3:33 AM
Moonset	3:13 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.23°N, 144.80°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.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	6:47 AM	8:01 PM	1:24 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	6:29 AM	8:00 PM	1:14 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:13 AM	12:55 PM	7:34 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 31° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:04 AM	2:07 PM	8:35 AM	Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 24° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:47 PM	5:47 AM	11:45 PM	Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the N.

Aurora near poles only. Brakpan is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.