What time is sunset in Mthatha today?

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

What phase is the Moon tonight in Mthatha?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:33 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:11 AM.

Moonrise in Mthatha is at 3:37 AM and moonset is at 3:07 PM local time.

Mthatha 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 · 31.59°S, 28.78°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:35 AM
Sunset	6:10 PM
Day length	12 h 35 min
End of civil twilight	6:35 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:04 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:33 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 23 min
Fully dark sky tonight	8 h 38 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:11 AM

Moonrise	3:37 AM
Moonset	3:07 PM
Illumination	8.7%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	6.74°N, 172.25°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,605 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (21:08 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	6:37 AM	8:08 PM	1:22 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	6:16 AM	8:10 PM	1:13 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:22 AM	12:43 PM	7:33 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 28° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:10 AM	1:57 PM	8:34 AM	Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 22° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:46 PM	5:44 AM	11:43 PM	Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 57° toward the N.

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