Sun and Moon 17th Jan, 2026 in Potchefstroom, North-West, South Africa
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Moonrise and Moonset 17th Jan, 2026

Moonrise
03:57:00AM

Moonset
18:27:00PM

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Sunrise and Sunset 17th Jan, 2026

Sunrise
05:34:00AM

Sunset
19:10:00PM

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17th Jan, 2026 and Next Moon Phase

Waning Crescent Moon
Current Phase

0.09% New Moon
18th Jan, 21:53:00PM

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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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17th 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 17th Jan, 2026

Night

00:00AM-04:05
20:38-00:00AM

Astronomical Twilight

04:05-04:37
20:06-20:38

Nautical Twilight

04:37-05:08
19:35-20:06

Civil Twilight

05:08-05:34
19:10-19:35

Solar Day

05:34-19:10
13:36 long

Solar Noon

12:22

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
17th	05:34:00AM	19:10:00PM	12:22:00PM	13:36	04:05:00AM	04:37:00AM	04:37:00AM	05:08:00AM	05:08:00AM	05:34:00AM
17th	05:34:00AM	19:10:00PM	12:22:00PM	13:36	20:06:00PM	20:38:00PM	19:35:00PM	20:06:00PM	19:10:00PM	19:35:00PM
18th	05:35:00AM	19:10:00PM	12:22:00PM	13:35	04:06:00AM	04:38:00AM	04:38:00AM	05:09:00AM	05:09:00AM	05:35:00AM
18th	05:35:00AM	19:10:00PM	12:22:00PM	13:35	20:05:00PM	20:37:00PM	19:35:00PM	20:05:00PM	19:10:00PM	19:35:00PM
19th	05:35:00AM	19:09:00PM	12:22:00PM	13:34	04:07:00AM	04:39:00AM	04:39:00AM	05:10:00AM	05:10:00AM	05:35:00AM
19th	05:35:00AM	19:09:00PM	12:22:00PM	13:34	20:05:00PM	20:37:00PM	19:35:00PM	20:05:00PM	19:09:00PM	19:35:00PM
20th	05:36:00AM	19:09:00PM	12:23:00PM	13:33	04:08:00AM	04:40:00AM	04:40:00AM	05:11:00AM	05:11:00AM	05:36:00AM
20th	05:36:00AM	19:09:00PM	12:23:00PM	13:33	20:05:00PM	20:36:00PM	19:35:00PM	20:05:00PM	19:09:00PM	19:35:00PM
21st	05:37:00AM	19:09:00PM	12:23:00PM	13:32	04:09:00AM	04:41:00AM	04:41:00AM	05:11:00AM	05:11:00AM	05:37:00AM
21st	05:37:00AM	19:09:00PM	12:23:00PM	13:32	20:04:00PM	20:36:00PM	19:34:00PM	20:04:00PM	19:09:00PM	19:34:00PM
22nd	05:38:00AM	19:09:00PM	12:23:00PM	13:31	04:10:00AM	04:42:00AM	04:42:00AM	05:12:00AM	05:12:00AM	05:38:00AM
22nd	05:38:00AM	19:09:00PM	12:23:00PM	13:31	20:04:00PM	20:35:00PM	19:34:00PM	20:04:00PM	19:09:00PM	19:34:00PM
23rd	05:39:00AM	19:08:00PM	12:23:00PM	13:30	04:11:00AM	04:43:00AM	04:43:00AM	05:13:00AM	05:13:00AM	05:39:00AM
23rd	05:39:00AM	19:08:00PM	12:23:00PM	13:30	20:04:00PM	20:35:00PM	19:34:00PM	20:04:00PM	19:08:00PM	19:34:00PM

17th Jan, 2026 Moon Position

Next Seven Day Moon Calendar

January 2026	Rise	Set	Rise	Meridian Passing	illumination
Date	Rise	Set	Rise	Meridian Passing	illumination
17	03:57:00AM	18:27:00PM	-	11:13:00AM	2.2%
18	04:55:00AM	19:11:00PM	-	12:05:00PM	0.3%
19	05:54:00AM	19:51:00PM	-	12:54:00PM	0.5%
20	06:53:00AM	20:26:00PM	-	13:41:00PM	2.9%
21	07:52:00AM	20:59:00PM	-	14:28:00PM	7.5%
22	08:50:00AM	21:31:00PM	-	15:13:00PM	14.2%
23	09:48:00AM	22:02:00PM	-	15:58:00PM	22.7%

Sun and Moon 17th Jan, 2026 in Potchefstroom, North-West, South Africa Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and weather forecast