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

Moon: 90.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 12:43:55 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:19 am↑ 85° East
Sunset Today: 6:02 pm↑ 275° West
Moonrise Today: 9:18 pm↑ 72° East
Moonset Today: 7:39 am↑ 283° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 43 minutes (+2m)
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Today's Sun Position in Grahamstown

Time: 12:43 pm
Altitude: 51.2°
Direction: 347° N
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 11h 42m 43s (Sep 10, 2025)

2 minutes longer than yesterday (Sep 9, 2025)

1 hour, 46 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

2 hours, 39 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

The Sun's altitude in Grahamstown 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 Grahamstown Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Grahamstown 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

Night 12:00 am – 4:57 am
Astro. Twilight 4:57 am – 5:26 am
Nautical Twilight 5:26 am – 5:54 am
Civil Twilight 5:54 am – 6:19 am
Daylight 6:19 am – 6:02 pm
Civil Twilight 6:02 pm – 6:27 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:27 pm – 6:55 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:55 pm – 7:24 pm
Night 7:24 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Grahamstown - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. km
Sep 10 6:19 am 6:02 pm 11:42:43 +2:00 12:10 pm (51.9°) 150.630
Sep 11 6:18 am 6:03 pm 11:44:43 +2:00 12:10 pm (52.3°) 150.592
Sep 12 6:16 am 6:03 pm 11:46:44 +2:00 12:10 pm (52.7°) 150.553
Sep 13 6:15 am 6:04 pm 11:48:45 +2:00 12:09 pm (53.1°) 150.515
Sep 14 6:14 am 6:05 pm 11:50:46 +2:01 12:09 pm (53.5°) 150.476
Sep 15 6:12 am 6:05 pm 11:52:47 +2:01 12:09 pm (53.9°) 150.437
Sep 16 6:11 am 6:06 pm 11:54:49 +2:01 12:08 pm (54.2°) 150.398
* All times are local time for Grahamstown. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox Mar 20 11:01 am
June solstice Jun 21 4:42 am
September equinox Sep 22 8:19 pm
December solstice Dec 21 5:03 pm
* All times are local Grahamstown time.

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Today's Moon in Grahamstown

Percent Illuminated: 90.3%
Time: 12:43 pm
Altitude: -60.1°
Direction: 232° SW
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Grahamstown 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Grahamstown - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
Sep 10 - 7:39 am 9:18 pm 1:58 am (46.6°) 364,937 93.2%
Sep 11 - 8:13 am 10:31 pm 2:50 am (40.0°) 364,947 85.7%
Sep 12 - 8:52 am 11:44 pm 3:45 am (34.3°) 366,175 76.2%
Sep 13 - 9:39 am - 4:44 am (30.1°) 368,379 65.1%
Sep 14 12:55 am 10:33 am - 5:45 am (27.7°) 371,275 53.3%
Sep 15 2:00 am 11:35 am - 6:47 am (27.3°) 374,603 41.6%
Sep 16 2:56 am 12:41 pm - 7:47 am (28.9°) 378,140 30.5%
* All times are local time for Grahamstown. 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 Grahamstown This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Thu 6:20 am Thu 5:52 pm Thu 12:06 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Wed 5:01 am Wed 3:42 pm Wed 10:21 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Wed 7:52 am Wed 8:41 pm Wed 2:16 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Wed 3:19 am Wed 1:20 pm Wed 8:19 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Wed 6:46 pm Thu 7:02 am Thu 12:54 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Wed 11:43 pm Thu 9:55 am Thu 4:49 am Average visibility
Neptune Wed 6:55 pm Thu 7:03 am Thu 12:59 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Grahamstown.

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