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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Vanderbijlpark, ZA
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Johannesburg · 26.71°S, 27.84°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:41 AM |
| Sunset | 6:11 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 30 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:35 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:02 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:30 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 29 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 52 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:22 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:35 AM |
| Moonset | 3:15 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.20°N, 146.58°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:22 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:48 AM | 8:04 PM | 1:26 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:30 AM | 8:03 PM | 1:16 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:16 AM | 12:56 PM | 7:36 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 31° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:07 AM | 2:08 PM | 8:38 AM | Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 24° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:49 PM | 5:49 AM | 11:47 PM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Vanderbijlpark is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Vereeniging10 km away
- Sasolburg12 km away
- Evaton20 km away
- Westonaria48 km away
- Soweto49 km away
- Alberton57 km away
- Carletonville59 km away
- Johannesburg60 km away
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