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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Polokwane, ZA
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Johannesburg · 23.90°S, 29.47°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:36 AM |
| Sunset | 6:03 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 27 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:26 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:53 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:20 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 32 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 59 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:19 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:26 AM |
| Moonset | 3:10 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.22°N, 145.30°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:17 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:46 AM | 7:53 PM | 1:19 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:29 AM | 7:51 PM | 1:10 PM | Visible about 1 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:05 AM | 12:55 PM | 7:30 AM | Visible about 2.8 h after dark, highest 35° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:57 AM | 2:05 PM | 8:31 AM | Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 28° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:42 PM | 5:43 AM | 11:40 PM | Visible about 11 h after dark, highest 64° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Polokwane is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Middelburg208 km away
- Emalahleni220 km away
- Soshanguve223 km away
- Pretoria242 km away
- Centurion253 km away
- Brits257 km away
- Thembisa264 km away
- Ivory Park266 km away
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