What time is sunset in Welkom today?

Sunset in Welkom is at 6:16 PM local time (Africa/Johannesburg) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Welkom?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:36 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:24 AM.

Moonrise in Welkom is at 3:41 AM and moonset is at 3:18 PM local time.

Welkom is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Johannesburg · 27.98°S, 26.74°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:45 AM
Sunset	6:16 PM
Day length	12 h 31 min
End of civil twilight	6:40 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:08 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:36 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 28 min
Fully dark sky tonight	8 h 49 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:24 AM

Moonrise	3:41 AM
Moonset	3:18 PM
Illumination	9.2%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.20°N, 146.35°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:21 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	6:51 AM	8:10 PM	1:30 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 19° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	6:32 AM	8:10 PM	1:21 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	2:23 AM	12:59 PM	7:41 AM	Visible about 2.5 h after dark, highest 30° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	3:13 AM	2:11 PM	8:42 AM	Visible about 1.8 h after dark, highest 24° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:54 PM	5:53 AM	11:51 PM	Visible about 10.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the N.

Aurora near poles only. Welkom is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.