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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Gqeberha, ZA
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Johannesburg · 33.96°S, 25.61°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:46 AM |
| Sunset | 6:24 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 38 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:49 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:19 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:50 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 21 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 30 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:19 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:53 AM |
| Moonset | 3:18 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.64°N, 121.48°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:39 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:45 AM | 8:25 PM | 1:35 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:23 AM | 8:28 PM | 1:25 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:39 AM | 12:51 PM | 7:45 AM | Visible about 2.3 h after dark, highest 26° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:26 AM | 2:07 PM | 8:46 AM | Visible about 1.5 h after dark, highest 21° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:59 PM | 5:56 AM | 12:00 AM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 54° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Gqeberha is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
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