Sunrise and sunset times

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Driefontein, South Africa - Position of the sun in the sky on April 16, 2024

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	Time:	Duration:
Astronomical twilight	04:57 - 05:24	27 min.
Nautical twilight	05:24 - 05:51	27 min.
Civil twilight	05:51 - 06:15	23 min.
Sunrise	06:15
Golden Hour	06:15 - 06:45	30 min.
Zenith	11:57
Golden Hour	17:10 - 17:40	30 min.
Sunset	17:40
Civil twilight	17:40 - 18:03	23 min.
Nautical twilight	18:03 - 18:31	27 min.
Astronomical twilight	18:31 - 18:58	27 min.

Day / night length in April 16, 2024 :
Day (the sun above the horizon)		11 h 24 min.
Twilight and night (the sun under the horizon)		12 h 35 min.
- of which astronomical night		9 h 59 min.

During the month of April, the daylight changes:
- total		42 min. *
morning - the sun rises later :		15 min. *
evening - the sun sets earlier:		28 min. *

* Small discrepancies in calculations might occur due to round-off errors.

Position of the sun in the sky on April 16, 2024 at 11:14 AM :
Position		Day
Azimuth		359° / North
Elevation Horizon=0°, Zenith=90°		53°

Latitude	-27° 0'
Longitude	30° 24'

What time is it dark today?

On 16 April the sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:40. The sun is 11 h 24 min. above the horizon, the daylight. The morning astronomical twilling starts at 04:57, the evening astronomical twilling ends at 18:58, the sky is complettely dark.

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	Jan		Feb		March		April		May		June		July		Aug		Sep		Oct		Nov		Dec

1	05:07	18:55	05:31	18:52	05:51	18:29	06:07	17:55	06:23	17:27	06:39	17:12	06:48	17:16	06:38	17:30	06:10	17:45	05:36	17:58	05:07	18:16	04:55	18:38
2	05:07	18:56	05:32	18:51	05:52	18:28	06:08	17:54	06:23	17:26	06:40	17:12	06:48	17:16	06:37	17:31	06:09	17:45	05:35	17:59	05:06	18:17	04:55	18:39
3	05:08	18:56	05:32	18:50	05:52	18:27	06:08	17:53	06:24	17:25	06:40	17:12	06:48	17:17	06:36	17:31	06:08	17:46	05:34	17:59	05:05	18:17	04:55	18:40
4	05:09	18:56	05:33	18:50	05:53	18:26	06:09	17:52	06:24	17:24	06:41	17:12	06:48	17:17	06:36	17:32	06:07	17:46	05:33	18:00	05:05	18:18	04:55	18:41
5	05:09	18:56	05:34	18:49	05:53	18:25	06:09	17:51	06:25	17:24	06:41	17:11	06:47	17:17	06:35	17:32	06:06	17:47	05:32	18:00	05:04	18:19	04:56	18:41
6	05:10	18:56	05:35	18:49	05:54	18:24	06:10	17:50	06:26	17:23	06:42	17:11	06:47	17:18	06:34	17:33	06:05	17:47	05:31	18:01	05:03	18:19	04:56	18:42
7	05:11	18:57	05:35	18:48	05:55	18:23	06:10	17:49	06:26	17:22	06:42	17:11	06:47	17:18	06:34	17:33	06:04	17:48	05:30	18:01	05:03	18:20	04:56	18:43
8	05:12	18:57	05:36	18:47	05:55	18:22	06:11	17:48	06:27	17:22	06:42	17:11	06:47	17:19	06:33	17:34	06:03	17:48	05:29	18:02	05:02	18:21	04:56	18:43
9	05:12	18:57	05:37	18:47	05:56	18:21	06:11	17:47	06:27	17:21	06:43	17:11	06:47	17:19	06:32	17:34	06:01	17:48	05:28	18:02	05:02	18:22	04:56	18:44
10	05:13	18:57	05:38	18:46	05:56	18:20	06:12	17:46	06:28	17:20	06:43	17:11	06:47	17:19	06:31	17:35	06:00	17:49	05:27	18:03	05:01	18:22	04:56	18:45
11	05:14	18:57	05:38	18:45	05:57	18:18	06:12	17:45	06:28	17:20	06:44	17:11	06:47	17:20	06:30	17:35	05:59	17:49	05:26	18:03	05:00	18:23	04:57	18:46
12	05:15	18:57	05:39	18:45	05:57	18:17	06:13	17:44	06:29	17:19	06:44	17:11	06:46	17:20	06:30	17:36	05:58	17:50	05:24	18:04	05:00	18:24	04:57	18:46
13	05:16	18:57	05:40	18:44	05:58	18:16	06:13	17:43	06:29	17:19	06:44	17:12	06:46	17:21	06:29	17:36	05:57	17:50	05:23	18:04	04:59	18:25	04:57	18:47
14	05:16	18:57	05:41	18:43	05:58	18:15	06:14	17:42	06:30	17:18	06:45	17:12	06:46	17:21	06:28	17:37	05:56	17:51	05:22	18:05	04:59	18:25	04:58	18:47
15	05:17	18:57	05:41	18:42	05:59	18:14	06:14	17:41	06:31	17:18	06:45	17:12	06:46	17:22	06:27	17:37	05:55	17:51	05:21	18:05	04:59	18:26	04:58	18:48
16	05:18	18:57	05:42	18:42	05:59	18:13	06:15	17:40	06:31	17:17	06:45	17:12	06:45	17:22	06:26	17:38	05:53	17:51	05:20	18:06	04:58	18:27	04:58	18:49
17	05:19	18:56	05:43	18:41	06:00	18:12	06:15	17:39	06:32	17:17	06:45	17:12	06:45	17:23	06:25	17:38	05:52	17:52	05:19	18:06	04:58	18:28	04:59	18:49
18	05:20	18:56	05:43	18:40	06:00	18:11	06:16	17:38	06:32	17:16	06:46	17:12	06:45	17:23	06:24	17:39	05:51	17:52	05:19	18:07	04:57	18:28	04:59	18:50
19	05:20	18:56	05:44	18:39	06:01	18:10	06:16	17:37	06:33	17:16	06:46	17:12	06:44	17:24	06:23	17:39	05:50	17:53	05:18	18:08	04:57	18:29	05:00	18:50
20	05:21	18:56	05:45	18:38	06:01	18:09	06:17	17:36	06:33	17:15	06:46	17:13	06:44	17:24	06:22	17:40	05:49	17:53	05:17	18:08	04:57	18:30	05:00	18:51
21	05:22	18:56	05:45	18:37	06:02	18:08	06:18	17:35	06:34	17:15	06:46	17:13	06:44	17:25	06:21	17:40	05:48	17:54	05:16	18:09	04:57	18:31	05:01	18:51
22	05:23	18:55	05:46	18:36	06:02	18:06	06:18	17:34	06:34	17:15	06:47	17:13	06:43	17:25	06:20	17:40	05:47	17:54	05:15	18:09	04:56	18:32	05:01	18:52
23	05:24	18:55	05:47	18:36	06:03	18:05	06:19	17:33	06:35	17:14	06:47	17:13	06:43	17:26	06:20	17:41	05:45	17:54	05:14	18:10	04:56	18:32	05:02	18:52
24	05:24	18:55	05:47	18:35	06:03	18:04	06:19	17:32	06:35	17:14	06:47	17:14	06:42	17:26	06:19	17:41	05:44	17:55	05:13	18:11	04:56	18:33	05:02	18:53
25	05:25	18:55	05:48	18:34	06:04	18:03	06:20	17:32	06:36	17:14	06:47	17:14	06:42	17:27	06:18	17:42	05:43	17:55	05:12	18:11	04:56	18:34	05:03	18:53
26	05:26	18:54	05:49	18:33	06:04	18:02	06:20	17:31	06:36	17:13	06:47	17:14	06:41	17:27	06:16	17:42	05:42	17:56	05:11	18:12	04:56	18:35	05:03	18:54
27	05:27	18:54	05:49	18:32	06:05	18:01	06:21	17:30	06:37	17:13	06:47	17:14	06:41	17:28	06:15	17:43	05:41	17:56	05:11	18:13	04:56	18:35	05:04	18:54
28	05:28	18:53	05:50	18:31	06:05	18:00	06:21	17:29	06:37	17:13	06:47	17:15	06:40	17:28	06:14	17:43	05:40	17:57	05:10	18:13	04:55	18:36	05:05	18:54
29	05:28	18:53	05:50	18:30	06:06	17:59	06:22	17:28	06:38	17:12	06:48	17:15	06:40	17:29	06:13	17:44	05:39	17:57	05:09	18:14	04:55	18:37	05:05	18:55
30	05:29	18:53			06:06	17:58	06:22	17:27	06:38	17:12	06:48	17:15	06:39	17:29	06:12	17:44	05:37	17:58	05:08	18:15	04:55	18:38	05:06	18:55
31	05:30	18:52			06:07	17:57			06:39	17:12			06:38	17:30	06:11	17:45			05:07	18:15			05:06	18:55

Interactive graph with the sunrise and sunset times and the day length during the year 2024, Driefontein

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Dusk: The start of the astronomical twilight. The time of the first sunlights, from this moment the sky becomes lighter!
During nautical twilight the illumination is such that the horizon is still visible and vague outlines of ground objects may be distinguishable, but not details.
Civil twilight can also be described as the limit at which twilight illumination is sufficient, under clear weather conditions. At the beginning of morning civil twilight, or end of evening civil twilight, the horizon is clearly defined.
Sunrise: The sun rises and the geometric center of the sun is on the horizon.
Sunset: The sun sets and the geometric center of the sun is on the horizon.
Dark: the astronomical twilight, the evening twilight ends and night begins. There is no color in the sky during astronomical twilight.