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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Pietermaritzburg, ZA
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Johannesburg · 29.62°S, 30.39°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:30 AM |
| Sunset | 6:03 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 33 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:27 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:55 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:23 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 26 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 44 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:07 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:28 AM |
| Moonset | 3:02 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.63°N, 122.13°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) | 6:34 AM | 7:58 PM | 1:16 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:13 AM | 7:59 PM | 1:06 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:12 AM | 12:41 PM | 7:26 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 29° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:01 AM | 1:54 PM | 8:27 AM | Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 23° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:39 PM | 5:38 AM | 11:37 PM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Pietermaritzburg is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Mpumalanga32 km away
- Pinetown53 km away
- Ntuzuma55 km away
- Durban67 km away
- KwaDukuza93 km away
- Ladysmith132 km away
- Richards Bay185 km away
- Vryheid209 km away
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