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South Africa wins the 1995 Rugby World Cup

24 June 1995 · 15:00 · Johannesburg, South Africa

South Africa wins the 1995 Rugby World Cup: Photocalde

At Ellis Park, Nelson Mandela handed the trophy to the Springboks after their win over New Zealand. The winter weather and sky of Johannesburg that afternoon.

The weather that day

  • 0.7 to 19.6 °C, clear, no rain.
  • A south wind, 8 km/h on average, and pressure from 1022 to 1022 hPa.

The sky

  • Sunrise at 06:55, sunset at 17:25.
  • The moon: waning crescent, 11% lit.

Its name

Photocalde: A clear sky, a mild 20 °C: winter in Johannesburg.

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