What time is sunset in Paarl today?

Sunset in Paarl is at 6:51 PM local time (Africa/Johannesburg) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Paarl?

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

Astronomical twilight ends at 8:16 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:46 AM.

Moonrise in Paarl is at 4:20 AM and moonset is at 3:46 PM local time.

Paarl 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 · 33.73°S, 18.98°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:13 AM
Sunset	6:51 PM
Day length	12 h 38 min
End of civil twilight	7:16 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:46 PM
End of astronomical twilight	8:16 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 21 min
Fully dark sky tonight	8 h 31 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:46 AM

Moonrise	4:20 AM
Moonset	3:46 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.42°N, 133.89°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:30 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:12 AM	8:51 PM	2:01 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	6:50 AM	8:54 PM	1:52 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	3:06 AM	1:18 PM	8:12 AM	Visible about 2.3 h after dark, highest 26° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:53 AM	2:33 PM	9:13 AM	Visible about 1.5 h after dark, highest 21° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:25 PM	6:23 AM	12:26 AM	Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 54° toward the N.

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