What time is sunset in Kariega today?

Sunset in Kariega is at 6:25 PM local time (Africa/Johannesburg) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Kariega?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:50 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:21 AM.

Moonrise in Kariega is at 3:53 AM and moonset is at 3:19 PM local time.

Kariega 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 · 33.76°S, 25.40°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:47 AM
Sunset	6:25 PM
Day length	12 h 38 min
End of civil twilight	6:50 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:20 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)	4:21 AM

Moonrise	3:53 AM
Moonset	3:19 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.20°N, 146.22°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:21 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	6:47 AM	8:26 PM	1:36 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	6:24 AM	8:28 PM	1:26 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:40 AM	12:52 PM	7:46 AM	Visible about 2.3 h after dark, highest 26° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:27 AM	2:08 PM	8:47 AM	Visible about 1.5 h after dark, highest 21° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:00 PM	5:57 AM	12:01 AM	Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 54° toward the N.

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