What time is sunset in Durban today?

Sunset in Durban is at 6:00 PM local time (Africa/Johannesburg) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Durban?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 10% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:21 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:04 AM.

Moonrise in Durban is at 3:26 AM and moonset is at 2:59 PM local time.

Durban 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 · 29.86°S, 31.03°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:27 AM
Sunset	6:00 PM
Day length	12 h 33 min
End of civil twilight	6:24 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:53 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:21 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 26 min
Fully dark sky tonight	8 h 43 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:04 AM

Moonrise	3:26 AM
Moonset	2:59 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 121.23°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:38 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	6:31 AM	7:56 PM	1:13 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	6:10 AM	7:57 PM	1:04 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:09 AM	12:38 PM	7:24 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 29° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:59 AM	1:51 PM	8:25 AM	Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 23° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:37 PM	5:35 AM	11:34 PM	Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 58° toward the N.

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