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

Moon: 1.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Dec 21, 2025 at 5:48:12 am
Sunrise Today: 5:01 am↑ 119° Southeast
Sunset Today: 7:22 pm↑ 241° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 5:47 am↑ 123° Southeast
Moonset Today: 8:51 pm↑ 238° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 22 minutes (+2s)
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Today's Sun Position in Grahamstown

Time: 5:48 am
Altitude: 8.1°
Direction: 113° SE
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 14h 21m 49s (Dec 21, 2025)

2 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 20, 2025)

4 hours, 25 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

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 – 3:18 am
Astro. Twilight 3:18 am – 3:56 am
Nautical Twilight 3:56 am – 4:32 am
Civil Twilight 4:32 am – 5:01 am
Daylight 5:01 am – 7:22 pm
Civil Twilight 7:22 pm – 7:51 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:51 pm – 8:27 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:27 pm – 9:06 pm
Night 9:06 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Grahamstown - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Dec 21 5:01 am 7:22 pm 14:21:49 +0:02 12:12 pm (80.1°) 91.451
Dec 22 5:01 am 7:23 pm 14:21:48 < 1s 12:12 pm (80.1°) 91.445
Dec 23 5:02 am 7:23 pm 14:21:44 −0:04 12:13 pm (80.1°) 91.439
Dec 24 5:02 am 7:24 pm 14:21:37 −0:07 12:13 pm (80.1°) 91.434
Dec 25 5:03 am 7:24 pm 14:21:26 −0:10 12:14 pm (80.1°) 91.428
Dec 26 5:03 am 7:25 pm 14:21:13 −0:13 12:14 pm (80.0°) 91.424
Dec 27 5:04 am 7:25 pm 14:20:56 −0:16 12:15 pm (80.0°) 91.419
* All times are local time for Grahamstown. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (summer solstice) in Grahamstown is at 5:03 pm on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 25 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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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: 1.2%
Time: 5:48 am
Altitude: -0.1°
Direction: 123° SE
Position: Waxing Crescent

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
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Dec 21 5:47 am 8:51 pm - 1:21 pm (83.3°) 248,802 2.0%
Dec 22 6:47 am 9:30 pm - 2:12 pm (80.5°) 247,028 5.6%
Dec 23 7:48 am 10:05 pm - 3:01 pm (76.4°) 244,972 11.2%
Dec 24 8:50 am 10:35 pm - 3:47 pm (71.4°) 242,632 18.6%
Dec 25 9:52 am 11:03 pm - 4:32 pm (65.5°) 240,026 27.5%
Dec 26 10:53 am 11:30 pm - 5:16 pm (59.1°) 237,183 37.7%
Dec 27 11:56 am 11:58 pm - 6:01 pm (52.5°) 234,200 48.7%
* 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, Sun, Dec 21, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sun 3:54 am Sun 6:03 pm Sun 10:58 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sun 4:45 am Sun 7:04 pm Sun 11:54 am Slightly difficult to see
Mars Sun 5:21 am Sun 7:44 pm Sun 12:33 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 8:51 pm Sun 6:54 am Sun 1:52 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Sun 11:47 am Mon 12:11 am Sun 5:59 pm Average visibility
Uranus Sun 4:47 pm Mon 3:03 am Sun 9:55 pm Average visibility
Neptune Sun 12:06 pm Mon 12:17 am Sun 6:11 pm Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Grahamstown.

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