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

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 22, 2026 at 5:41:23 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:15 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:19 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 9:39 am 67° East
Moonset Today: 8:33 pm 296° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 4 minutes (-1m 31s)

Today's Sun Position in Rustenburg

Time: 5:41 pm
Altitude: 8.0°
Direction: 275° W
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 4m 28s (Mar 22, 2026)

1 minute, 31 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 21, 2026)

1 hour, 32 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

1 hour, 40 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rustenburg Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:59 am
Astro. Twilight 4:59 am – 5:25 am
Nautical Twilight 5:25 am – 5:52 am
Civil Twilight 5:52 am – 6:15 am
Daylight 6:15 am – 6:19 pm
Civil Twilight 6:19 pm – 6:42 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:42 pm – 7:09 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:09 pm – 7:36 pm
Night 7:36 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rustenburg - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 22 6:15 am 6:19 pm 12:04:28 −1:31 12:17 pm (63.6°) 92.623
Mar 23 6:15 am 6:18 pm 12:02:57 −1:31 12:17 pm (63.2°) 92.649
Mar 24 6:16 am 6:17 pm 12:01:26 −1:30 12:17 pm (62.8°) 92.674
Mar 25 6:16 am 6:16 pm 11:59:55 −1:30 12:17 pm (62.4°) 92.700
Mar 26 6:17 am 6:15 pm 11:58:25 −1:30 12:16 pm (62.0°) 92.726
Mar 27 6:17 am 6:14 pm 11:56:54 −1:30 12:16 pm (61.7°) 92.751
Mar 28 6:18 am 6:13 pm 11:55:24 −1:30 12:16 pm (61.3°) 92.777
* All times are local time for Rustenburg. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Rustenburg

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Rustenburg - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 22 9:39 am 8:33 pm - 3:08 pm (41.6°) 227,957 15.8%
Mar 23 10:48 am 9:24 pm - 4:08 pm (37.6°) 228,311 25.6%
Mar 24 11:56 am 10:23 pm - 5:10 pm (35.5°) 229,207 36.8%
Mar 25 1:01 pm 11:26 pm - 6:13 pm (35.4°) 230,506 48.7%
Mar 26 1:58 pm - - 7:14 pm (37.3°) 232,083 60.4%
Mar 27 - 12:33 am 2:48 pm 8:11 pm (40.9°) 233,843 71.4%
Mar 28 - 1:38 am 3:31 pm 9:04 pm (45.8°) 235,741 81.0%
* All times are local time for Rustenburg. 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 Rustenburg This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Mar 22, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Mon 4:30 am Mon 5:04 pm Mon 10:47 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sun 7:36 am Sun 7:14 pm Sun 1:25 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Mon 5:04 am Mon 5:33 pm Mon 11:19 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Sun 2:01 pm Mon 12:31 am Sun 7:16 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Sun 6:28 am Sun 6:32 pm Sun 12:30 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Sun 10:33 am Sun 9:17 pm Sun 3:55 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Sun 6:17 am Sun 6:22 pm Sun 12:20 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Rustenburg.

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