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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Virginia, ZA
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Johannesburg · 28.10°S, 26.87°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 5:44 AM |
| Sunset | 6:16 PM |
| Day length | 12 h 31 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:39 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:07 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:35 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 11 h 28 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 8 h 48 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:24 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:41 AM |
| Moonset | 3:18 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.65°N, 121.28°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:38 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 6:50 AM | 8:10 PM | 1:30 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 6:31 AM | 8:10 PM | 1:20 PM | Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 2:23 AM | 12:58 PM | 7:40 AM | Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 30° toward the NE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:13 AM | 2:10 PM | 8:41 AM | Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 23° toward the NE. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:53 PM | 5:52 AM | 11:51 PM | Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the N. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Virginia is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Welkom19 km away
- Bloemfontein130 km away
- Botshabelo130 km away
- Klerksdorp141 km away
- Maseru148 km away
- Potchefstroom156 km away
- Sasolburg171 km away
- Vanderbijlpark182 km away
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