What time is sunset in Brits today?

Sunset in Brits is at 6:11 PM local time (Africa/Johannesburg) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Brits?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:29 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:23 AM.

Moonrise in Brits is at 3:34 AM and moonset is at 3:16 PM local time.

Brits 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 · 25.63°S, 27.78°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:42 AM
Sunset	6:11 PM
Day length	12 h 29 min
End of civil twilight	6:34 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:01 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:29 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 30 min
Fully dark sky tonight	8 h 55 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:23 AM

Moonrise	3:34 AM
Moonset	3:16 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.23°N, 144.87°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)	6:50 AM	8:02 PM	1:26 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	6:32 AM	8:01 PM	1:17 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:15 AM	12:59 PM	7:37 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 32° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:06 AM	2:10 PM	8:38 AM	Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 24° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:49 PM	5:49 AM	11:47 PM	Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 63° toward the N.

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