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East London, South Africa — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 71.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 22, 2024 at 8:27:06 am
Sunrise Today: 5:19 am↑ 104° East
Sunset Today: 6:26 pm↑ 256° West
Moonset Today: 9:00 am↑ 305° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 8 minutes (+1m 56s)
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Today's Sun Position in East London

Time:8:27 am
Altitude:38.3°
Direction:78° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 7m 43s (Oct 22, 2024)

1 minute, 56 seconds longer than yesterday (Oct 21, 2024)

3 hours, 9 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

1 hour, 12 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

The Sun's altitude in East London today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in East London Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in East London today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night12:00 am – 3:51 am
Astro. Twilight3:51 am – 4:23 am
Nautical Twilight4:23 am – 4:53 am
Civil Twilight4:53 am – 5:19 am
Daylight5:19 am – 6:26 pm
Civil Twilight6:26 pm – 6:52 pm
Nautical Twilight6:52 pm – 7:23 pm
Astro. Twilight7:23 pm – 7:54 pm
Night7:54 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in East London - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 225:19 am6:26 pm13:07:43+1:5611:52 am (68.3°)92.500
Oct 235:18 am6:27 pm13:09:39+1:5511:52 am (68.6°)92.475
Oct 245:16 am6:28 pm13:11:35+1:5511:52 am (69.0°)92.450
Oct 255:15 am6:29 pm13:13:30+1:5411:52 am (69.3°)92.425
Oct 265:14 am6:30 pm13:15:24+1:5411:52 am (69.7°)92.401
Oct 275:13 am6:31 pm13:17:17+1:5311:52 am (70.0°)92.376
Oct 285:12 am6:31 pm13:19:10+1:5211:52 am (70.3°)92.352
* All times are local time for East London. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinoxMar 205:06 am
June solsticeJun 2010:51 pm
September equinoxSep 222:44 pm
December solsticeDec 2111:21 am
* All times are local East London time.

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Today's Moon in East London

Percent Illuminated:71.2%
Time:8:27 am
Altitude:4.7°
Direction:310° NW
Position:Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in East London today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in East London - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 22-9:00 am-4:13 am(27.5°)234,62172.9%
Oct 2312:22 am10:04 am-5:11 am(28.5°)238,67262.4%
Oct 241:09 am11:07 am-6:06 am(31.2°)242,45451.8%
Oct 251:48 am12:10 pm-6:56 am(35.1°)245,74141.4%
Oct 262:20 am1:09 pm-7:41 am(39.8°)248,39731.7%
Oct 272:47 am2:06 pm-8:23 am(45.1°)250,36322.9%
Oct 283:12 am3:01 pm-9:03 am(50.8°)251,64015.3%
* All times are local time for East London. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in East London This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 22, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:57 amTue 7:35 pmTue 12:45 pmDifficult to see
VenusTue 7:10 amTue 9:23 pmTue 2:16 pmGood visibility
MarsTue 12:51 amTue 10:53 amTue 5:52 amPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 10:21 pmWed 8:21 amWed 3:21 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 2:38 pmWed 3:27 amTue 9:02 pmPerfect visibility
UranusTue 8:26 pmWed 6:46 amWed 1:36 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 3:47 pmWed 4:02 amTue 9:55 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for East London.

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