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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Potchefstroom, ZA
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Johannesburg · 26.72°S, 27.10°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:44 AM |
| Sunset | 6:14 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 30 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:37 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:05 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:33 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 29 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 52 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:25 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:38 AM |
| Moonset | 3:18 PM |
| Illumination | 9.4% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.43°N, 133.45°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:28 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:51 AM | 8:07 PM | 1:29 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:33 AM | 8:06 PM | 1:19 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:19 AM | 12:59 PM | 7:39 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 31° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:10 AM | 2:11 PM | 8:41 AM | Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 24° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:52 PM | 5:52 AM | 11:50 PM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Potchefstroom is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Klerksdorp46 km away
- Carletonville49 km away
- Westonaria70 km away
- Sasolburg72 km away
- Vanderbijlpark73 km away
- Evaton77 km away
- Vereeniging82 km away
- Randfontein84 km away
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