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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Mpumalanga, ZA
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Johannesburg · 29.81°S, 30.64°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:28 AM |
| Sunset | 6:02 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 33 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:26 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:54 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:23 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 26 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 43 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:06 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:27 AM |
| Moonset | 3:00 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.19°N, 147.19°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:25 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:32 AM | 7:58 PM | 1:15 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:12 AM | 7:58 PM | 1:05 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:11 AM | 12:39 PM | 7:25 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 29° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:00 AM | 1:53 PM | 8:26 AM | Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 23° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:38 PM | 5:37 AM | 11:36 PM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 58° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Mpumalanga is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Pinetown24 km away
- Ntuzuma31 km away
- Pietermaritzburg32 km away
- Durban38 km away
- KwaDukuza83 km away
- Ladysmith162 km away
- Richards Bay178 km away
- Vryheid228 km away
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