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Swakopmund, Namibia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.6%
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Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 11:24:51 am
Sunrise Today: 6:13 am 116° Southeast
Sunset Today: 7:44 pm 244° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 5:21 am 120° Southeast
Moonset Today: 7:33 pm 239° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 32 minutes (+5s)

Today's Sun Position in Swakopmund

Time: 11:24 am
Altitude: 68.3°
Direction: 97° E
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 13h 31m 44s (Dec 19, 2025)

5 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 18, 2025)

2 hours, 47 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

4 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Swakopmund Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:46 am
Astro. Twilight 4:46 am – 5:17 am
Nautical Twilight 5:17 am – 5:48 am
Civil Twilight 5:48 am – 6:13 am
Daylight 6:13 am – 7:44 pm
Civil Twilight 7:44 pm – 8:10 pm
Nautical Twilight 8:10 pm – 8:40 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:40 pm – 9:11 pm
Night 9:11 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Swakopmund - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Dec 19 6:13 am 7:44 pm 13:31:44 +0:05 12:59 pm (89.3°) 91.465
Dec 20 6:13 am 7:45 pm 13:31:47 +0:03 12:59 pm (89.2°) 91.458
Dec 21 6:14 am 7:45 pm 13:31:48 +0:01 1:00 pm (89.2°) 91.451
Dec 22 6:14 am 7:46 pm 13:31:48 < 1s 1:00 pm (89.2°) 91.445
Dec 23 6:15 am 7:46 pm 13:31:45 −0:02 1:01 pm (89.3°) 91.439
Dec 24 6:15 am 7:47 pm 13:31:41 −0:04 1:01 pm (89.3°) 91.433
Dec 25 6:16 am 7:47 pm 13:31:34 −0:06 1:02 pm (89.3°) 91.428
* All times are local time for Swakopmund. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (summer solstice) in Swakopmund is at 5:03 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 2 hours, 47 minutes longer than the June solstice. In locations south of the equator, the longest day of the year is around this date.

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Today's Moon in Swakopmund

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Swakopmund - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Dec 19 5:21 am 7:33 pm - 12:27 pm (84.5°) 251,387 0.6%
Dec 20 6:13 am 8:24 pm - 1:19 pm (84.5°) 250,231 0.3%
Dec 21 7:07 am 9:12 pm - 2:11 pm (86.0°) 248,747 2.1%
Dec 22 8:04 am 9:55 pm - 3:02 pm (88.9°) 246,964 5.8%
Dec 23 9:01 am 10:35 pm - 3:50 pm (87.1°) 244,899 11.5%
Dec 24 9:57 am 11:11 pm - 4:37 pm (82.0°) 242,549 18.9%
Dec 25 10:53 am 11:45 pm - 5:22 pm (76.1°) 239,934 27.8%
* All times are local time for Swakopmund. 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 Swakopmund This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 5:02 am Fri 6:22 pm Fri 11:42 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Fri 5:55 am Fri 7:24 pm Fri 12:39 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Fri 6:36 am Fri 8:08 pm Fri 1:22 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 9:21 pm Sat 8:08 am Sat 2:45 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Fri 12:47 pm Sat 1:03 am Fri 6:55 pm Average visibility
Uranus Fri 5:24 pm Sat 4:19 am Fri 10:51 pm Average visibility
Neptune Fri 1:03 pm Sat 1:11 am Fri 7:07 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Swakopmund.

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