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George, South Africa — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 57.0%
Third Quarter
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 6:34:24 am
Sunrise Today: 7:10 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 5:41 pm 291° Northwest
Moonset Today: 1:20 pm 248° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 31 minutes (-1m 35s)

Today's Sun Position in George

Time: 6:34 am
Altitude: -8.0°
Direction: 74° E
Phase: Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 10h 30m 55s (May 9, 2026)

1 minute, 35 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 8, 2026)

37 minutes, 36 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

3 hours, 54 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in George Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:45 am
Astro. Twilight 5:45 am – 6:14 am
Nautical Twilight 6:14 am – 6:44 am
Civil Twilight 6:44 am – 7:10 am
Daylight 7:10 am – 5:41 pm
Civil Twilight 5:41 pm – 6:08 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:08 pm – 6:38 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:38 pm – 7:07 pm
Night 7:07 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in George - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 9 7:10 am 5:41 pm 10:30:55 −1:35 12:26 pm (38.6°) 93.837
May 10 7:11 am 5:41 pm 10:29:21 −1:34 12:26 pm (38.4°) 93.859
May 11 7:12 am 5:40 pm 10:27:48 −1:32 12:26 pm (38.1°) 93.881
May 12 7:13 am 5:39 pm 10:26:17 −1:31 12:26 pm (37.9°) 93.902
May 13 7:13 am 5:38 pm 10:24:47 −1:29 12:26 pm (37.6°) 93.924
May 14 7:14 am 5:37 pm 10:23:18 −1:28 12:26 pm (37.4°) 93.944
May 15 7:15 am 5:37 pm 10:21:51 −1:26 12:26 pm (37.1°) 93.965
* All times are local time for George. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in George

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in George - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 9 - 1:20 pm - 6:16 am (75.5°) 246,506 57.1%
May 10 12:04 am 1:50 pm - 7:02 am (70.5°) 243,379 46.8%
May 11 1:06 am 2:18 pm - 7:46 am (64.7°) 239,737 36.4%
May 12 2:08 am 2:45 pm - 8:31 am (58.3°) 235,802 26.2%
May 13 3:12 am 3:13 pm - 9:17 am (51.6°) 231,848 16.9%
May 14 4:19 am 3:43 pm - 10:05 am (44.8°) 228,223 9.0%
May 15 5:30 am 4:18 pm - 10:58 am (38.4°) 225,258 3.3%
* All times are local time for George. 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 George This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 9, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 6:40 am Sat 5:24 pm Sat 12:02 pm Difficult to see
Venus Sat 9:37 am Sat 7:23 pm Sat 2:30 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 5:06 am Sat 4:27 pm Sat 10:46 am Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 11:49 am Sat 9:46 pm Sat 4:48 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 4:05 am Sat 3:58 pm Sat 10:01 am Average visibility
Uranus Sat 8:10 am Sat 6:20 pm Sat 1:15 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 3:35 am Sat 3:37 pm Sat 9:36 am Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for George.

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