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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in KwaDukuza, ZA
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Johannesburg · 29.33°S, 31.29°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:26 AM |
| Sunset | 5:59 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 33 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:23 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:51 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:19 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 26 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 45 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:04 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:24 AM |
| Moonset | 2:58 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.63°N, 122.07°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:41 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:31 AM | 7:54 PM | 1:12 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:11 AM | 7:55 PM | 1:03 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:07 AM | 12:38 PM | 7:23 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 29° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:57 AM | 1:51 PM | 8:24 AM | Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 23° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:36 PM | 5:35 AM | 11:33 PM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. KwaDukuza is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Ntuzuma56 km away
- Durban64 km away
- Pinetown67 km away
- Mpumalanga83 km away
- Pietermaritzburg93 km away
- Richards Bay95 km away
- Ladysmith170 km away
- Vryheid180 km away
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