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East London, South Africa — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 96.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 6, 2025 at 12:02:17 pm
Sunrise Today: 4:52 am 118° Southeast
Sunset Today: 7:06 pm 242° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 9:13 pm 57° Northeast
Moonset Today: 5:50 am 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 14 minutes (+46s)
Location of East LondonLocation

Today's Sun Position in East London

Time:12:02 pm
Altitude:79.5°
Direction:356° N
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 14m 24s (Dec 6, 2025)

46 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 5, 2025)

4 hours, 16 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

5 minutes, 52 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in East London Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:11 am
Astro. Twilight3:11 am – 3:49 am
Nautical Twilight3:49 am – 4:24 am
Civil Twilight4:24 am – 4:52 am
Daylight4:52 am – 7:06 pm
Civil Twilight7:06 pm – 7:35 pm
Nautical Twilight7:35 pm – 8:10 pm
Astro. Twilight8:10 pm – 8:47 pm
Night8:47 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in East London - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 64:52 am7:06 pm14:14:24+0:4611:59 am (79.5°)91.590
Dec 74:52 am7:07 pm14:15:08+0:4311:59 am (79.6°)91.578
Dec 84:52 am7:08 pm14:15:49+0:4112:00 pm (79.7°)91.566
Dec 94:52 am7:09 pm14:16:28+0:3812:00 pm (79.8°)91.555
Dec 104:52 am7:09 pm14:17:03+0:3512:01 pm (79.9°)91.544
Dec 114:52 am7:10 pm14:17:36+0:3212:01 pm (80.0°)91.534
Dec 124:53 am7:11 pm14:18:06+0:2912:02 pm (80.1°)91.524
* All times are local time for East London. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in East London

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in East London - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 6-5:50 am9:13 pm1:00 am(27.9°)223,17998.3%
Dec 7-7:02 am10:05 pm2:06 am(29.1°)225,63593.8%
Dec 8-8:15 am10:48 pm3:07 am(32.4°)229,01786.7%
Dec 9-9:24 am11:22 pm4:03 am(37.1°)232,94677.8%
Dec 10-10:30 am11:52 pm4:52 am(42.7°)237,05467.8%
Dec 11-11:31 am-5:38 am(48.8°)241,00957.4%
Dec 1212:18 am12:29 pm-6:20 am(54.9°)244,55647.0%
* All times are local time for East London. 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 East London This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 6, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 3:49 amSat 5:24 pmSat 10:36 amAverage visibility
VenusSat 4:26 amSat 6:28 pmSat 11:27 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 5:27 amSat 7:47 pmSat 12:37 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSat 9:45 pmSun 7:51 amSun 2:48 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 12:39 pmSun 1:03 amSat 6:51 pmGreat visibility
UranusSat 5:43 pmSun 3:59 amSat 10:51 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 12:59 pmSun 1:10 amSat 7:05 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for East London.

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