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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Rustenburg, ZA
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Johannesburg · 25.67°S, 27.24°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:44 AM |
| Sunset | 6:13 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 29 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:36 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:03 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:31 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 30 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 55 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:25 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:37 AM |
| Moonset | 3:18 PM |
| Illumination | 9.7% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.66°N, 120.58°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,601 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:35 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:52 AM | 8:05 PM | 1:28 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:34 AM | 8:03 PM | 1:19 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:17 AM | 1:01 PM | 7:39 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 31° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:08 AM | 2:12 PM | 8:40 AM | Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 24° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:51 PM | 5:51 AM | 11:49 PM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Rustenburg is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Brits54 km away
- Krugersdorp71 km away
- Randfontein74 km away
- Carletonville79 km away
- Diepsloot83 km away
- Westonaria83 km away
- Roodepoort84 km away
- Soshanguve89 km away
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