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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Pinetown, ZA
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Johannesburg · 29.82°S, 30.89°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:27 AM |
| Sunset | 6:01 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 33 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:25 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:53 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:22 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 26 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 43 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:05 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:26 AM |
| Moonset | 2:59 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.19°N, 146.98°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:24 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 | 7:57 PM | 1:14 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:11 AM | 7:57 PM | 1:04 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:10 AM | 12:38 PM | 7:24 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 29° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:59 AM | 1:52 PM | 8:25 AM | Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 23° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:37 PM | 5:36 AM | 11:35 PM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 58° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Pinetown is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Ntuzuma11 km away
- Durban14 km away
- Mpumalanga24 km away
- Pietermaritzburg53 km away
- KwaDukuza67 km away
- Richards Bay161 km away
- Ladysmith177 km away
- Vryheid228 km away
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