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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Carletonville, ZA
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Johannesburg · 26.36°S, 27.40°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:43 AM |
| Sunset | 6:13 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 30 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:36 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:03 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:31 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 29 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 53 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:24 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:37 AM |
| Moonset | 3:17 PM |
| Illumination | 9% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.00°N, 157.71°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,604 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:08 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 | 8:05 PM | 1:28 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:32 AM | 8:04 PM | 1:18 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:17 AM | 12:59 PM | 7:38 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 31° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:08 AM | 2:10 PM | 8:39 AM | Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 24° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:51 PM | 5:50 AM | 11:49 PM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Carletonville is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Westonaria25 km away
- Randfontein36 km away
- Soweto47 km away
- Evaton49 km away
- Krugersdorp49 km away
- Potchefstroom49 km away
- Roodepoort52 km away
- Vanderbijlpark59 km away
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