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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Kimberley, ZA
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Johannesburg · 28.73°S, 24.76°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:52 AM |
| Sunset | 6:25 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 32 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:48 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:16 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:45 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 27 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 46 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:31 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:50 AM |
| Moonset | 3:26 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.22°N, 145.36°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:17 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:58 AM | 8:19 PM | 1:38 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:38 AM | 8:19 PM | 1:29 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:32 AM | 1:05 PM | 7:49 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 30° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:22 AM | 2:18 PM | 8:50 AM | Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 23° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:02 PM | 6:01 AM | 12:03 AM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Kimberley is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Bloemfontein148 km away
- Botshabelo200 km away
- Welkom210 km away
- Virginia217 km away
- Maseru272 km away
- Klerksdorp281 km away
- Potchefstroom321 km away
- Sasolburg369 km away
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