Sun and Moon 05th Jan, 2026 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Moonrise and Moonset 05th Jan, 2026

Moonrise
21:01:00PM

Moonset
06:59:00AM

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Sunrise and Sunset 05th Jan, 2026

Sunrise
05:05:00AM

Sunset
19:03:00PM

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05th Jan, 2026 and Next Moon Phase

Waning Gibbous Moon
Current Phase

50.15% Last Quarter Moon
10th Jan, 17:50:00PM

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Moon Phase Calendar January 2026

Full Moon
03rd Jan, 02:04:00AM

Last Quarter Moon
10th Jan, 07:50:00AM

New Moon
18th Jan, 11:53:00AM

First Quarter Moon
25th Jan, 20:49:00PM

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05th Jan, 2026 Sun Position

Sun Position

It achive maximum altitude of 60° at noon.
X-Axis: Horizontal axis indicates time passing from 00:00 hours to 24:00 hours.
Y-Axis: Vertical axis indicates altitude -90 degree to +90 degree.
The graph show sun altitude with time during a day. Horizontal line is the line showing horizan. Sun rise, Solar Noon and Sun set are shown as vertical line crossing the line of horizan.
Between -6° to sunrise it is Civil twilight
Between -12° to -6° it is Nautical twilight
Between -18° to -12° it is Astro twilight

Solar Twilight for 05th Jan, 2026

Night

00:00AM-03:30
20:37-00:00AM

Astronomical Twilight

03:30-04:05
20:03-20:37

Nautical Twilight

04:05-04:37
19:30-20:03

Civil Twilight

04:37-05:05
19:03-19:30

Solar Day

05:05-19:03
13:58 long

Solar Noon

12:04

Next Seven Day Solar Calendar

January 2026	Rise	Set	Noon	Duration	Astro Twilight		Nautical Twilight		Civil Twilight
Date	Rise	Set	Noon	Duration	Start	End	Start	End	Start	End
5th	05:05:00AM	19:03:00PM	12:04:00PM	13:58	03:30:00AM	04:05:00AM	04:05:00AM	04:37:00AM	04:37:00AM	05:05:00AM
5th	05:05:00AM	19:03:00PM	12:04:00PM	13:58	20:03:00PM	20:37:00PM	19:30:00PM	20:03:00PM	19:03:00PM	19:30:00PM
6th	05:05:00AM	19:03:00PM	12:04:00PM	13:58	03:31:00AM	04:05:00AM	04:05:00AM	04:38:00AM	04:38:00AM	05:05:00AM
6th	05:05:00AM	19:03:00PM	12:04:00PM	13:58	20:03:00PM	20:37:00PM	19:30:00PM	20:03:00PM	19:03:00PM	19:30:00PM
7th	05:06:00AM	19:03:00PM	12:05:00PM	13:57	03:32:00AM	04:06:00AM	04:06:00AM	04:39:00AM	04:39:00AM	05:06:00AM
7th	05:06:00AM	19:03:00PM	12:05:00PM	13:57	20:03:00PM	20:37:00PM	19:30:00PM	20:03:00PM	19:03:00PM	19:30:00PM
8th	05:07:00AM	19:03:00PM	12:05:00PM	13:56	03:33:00AM	04:07:00AM	04:07:00AM	04:40:00AM	04:40:00AM	05:07:00AM
8th	05:07:00AM	19:03:00PM	12:05:00PM	13:56	20:03:00PM	20:37:00PM	19:30:00PM	20:03:00PM	19:03:00PM	19:30:00PM
9th	05:08:00AM	19:03:00PM	12:05:00PM	13:55	03:34:00AM	04:08:00AM	04:08:00AM	04:41:00AM	04:41:00AM	05:08:00AM
9th	05:08:00AM	19:03:00PM	12:05:00PM	13:55	20:02:00PM	20:37:00PM	19:30:00PM	20:02:00PM	19:03:00PM	19:30:00PM
10th	05:09:00AM	19:03:00PM	12:06:00PM	13:54	03:35:00AM	04:09:00AM	04:09:00AM	04:41:00AM	04:41:00AM	05:09:00AM
10th	05:09:00AM	19:03:00PM	12:06:00PM	13:54	20:02:00PM	20:37:00PM	19:30:00PM	20:02:00PM	19:03:00PM	19:30:00PM
11th	05:09:00AM	19:03:00PM	12:06:00PM	13:54	03:36:00AM	04:10:00AM	04:10:00AM	04:42:00AM	04:42:00AM	05:09:00AM
11th	05:09:00AM	19:03:00PM	12:06:00PM	13:54	20:02:00PM	20:36:00PM	19:30:00PM	20:02:00PM	19:03:00PM	19:30:00PM

05th Jan, 2026 Moon Position

Next Seven Day Moon Calendar

January 2026	Rise	Set	Rise	Meridian Passing	illumination
Date	Rise	Set	Rise	Meridian Passing	illumination
5	-	06:59:00AM	21:01:00PM	01:38:00AM	96.5%
6	-	08:06:00AM	21:36:00PM	02:30:00AM	91%
7	-	09:09:00AM	22:06:00PM	03:20:00AM	83.5%
8	-	10:08:00AM	22:34:00PM	04:03:00AM	74.7%
9	-	11:05:00AM	23:02:00PM	04:46:00AM	65.1%
10	-	12:00:00PM	23:30:00PM	05:28:00AM	55.1%
11	-	12:55:00PM	23:59:00PM	06:09:00AM	45.3%

Sun and Moon 05th Jan, 2026 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and weather forecast