Today's Sunrise & Sunset in South Africa

Name: South Africa
Address: ZA

Capital: Pretoria • Region: Africa • Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg

At the southern tip of the African continent, South Africa boasts clear African skies, spectacular Table Mountain sunsets in Cape Town, and ideal wildlife safari golden hour conditions.

Sunset today in South Africa is 06:27 PM. Sunrise today is 05:14 AM (Africa/Johannesburg).

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg Lat -25.7479°, Lng 28.2293°

South Africa Real-time Astronomical Calculations

7-Day Outlook

Next 7 Days Sunrise & Sunset Forecast for South Africa

Automatic daily forecast calculated for this location. Times update with your selected date.

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Solar Noon	Day Length	Golden Hour (Eve)

City Breakdown

Major Cities in South Africa

Johannesburg

South Africa • Gauteng

Check sunrise and sunset times in Johannesburg, South Africa today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at -26.2041°, 28.0473° (Africa/Johannesburg). Popular places to watch the sun include Northcliff Ridge, Melville Koppies, Delta Park. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Cape Town

South Africa • Western Cape

Check sunrise and sunset times in Cape Town, South Africa today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at -33.9249°, 18.4241° (Africa/Johannesburg). Popular places to watch the sun include Signal Hill, Camps Bay Beach, Chapman's Peak Drive. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Durban

South Africa • KwaZulu-Natal

Check sunrise and sunset times in Durban, South Africa today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at -29.8587°, 31.0218° (Africa/Johannesburg). Popular places to watch the sun include Golden Mile, uShaka Marine World Beachfront, Moyo Pier. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Pretoria

South Africa • Gauteng

Check sunrise and sunset times in Pretoria, South Africa today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at -25.7479°, 28.2293° (Africa/Johannesburg). Popular places to watch the sun include Union Buildings, Pretoria National Botanical Garden, Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Gqeberha

South Africa • Eastern Cape

Check sunrise and sunset times in Gqeberha, South Africa today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at -33.9608°, 25.6022° (Africa/Johannesburg). Popular places to watch the sun include Sardinia Bay, Shark Rock Pier, Donkin Reserve. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Bloemfontein

South Africa • Free State

Check sunrise and sunset times in Bloemfontein, South Africa today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at -29.0852°, 26.1596° (Africa/Johannesburg). Popular places to watch the sun include Naval Hill, Oliewenhuis Art Museum Grounds, Loch Logan Waterfront. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

South Africa Cities — Today's Sunrise & Sunset Times

Today's sunrise, sunset, and day length for all 10 cities in South Africa on this site, computed with NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms and each city's local timezone.

City	Sunrise	Sunset	Day Length
Johannesburg (Gauteng)
Cape Town (Western Cape)
Durban (KwaZulu-Natal)
Pretoria (Gauteng)
Gqeberha (Eastern Cape)
Bloemfontein (Free State)
East London (Eastern Cape)
Polokwane (Limpopo)
Stellenbosch (Western Cape)
Kimberley (Northern Cape)

Popular Sunrise & Sunset Viewing Cities in South Africa

Open a city page for exact solar times, or jump straight to each city's dedicated sunrise and sunset viewpoints guide — beaches, hills, waterfronts, and skyline lookouts across South Africa.

Johannesburg Northcliff Ridge, Melville Koppies, Delta Park Sunrise & sunset places guide
Cape Town Signal Hill, Camps Bay Beach, Chapman's Peak Drive Sunrise & sunset places guide
Durban Golden Mile, uShaka Marine World Beachfront, Moyo Pier Sunrise & sunset places guide
Pretoria Union Buildings, Pretoria National Botanical Garden, Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary Sunrise & sunset places guide
Gqeberha Sardinia Bay, Shark Rock Pier, Donkin Reserve Sunrise & sunset places guide
Bloemfontein Naval Hill, Oliewenhuis Art Museum Grounds, Loch Logan Waterfront Sunrise & sunset places guide
East London Eastern Beach, Nahoon Point, Bonza Bay Sunrise & sunset places guide
Polokwane Makapans Valley, Polokwane Game Reserve, Cheune Dam Sunrise & sunset places guide
Stellenbosch Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, Spier Wine Farm, Stellenbosch Mountains Sunrise & sunset places guide
Kimberley Big Hole Viewpoint, Kamfers Dam Flamingos, Duggan-Cronin Gardens Sunrise & sunset places guide

Traveling through South Africa? Use each city clock first, then the viewpoint guide. Destination themes that sit beside these pages live on the solar tourism hub and the sunrise & sunset tourist guide.

Solar & Astronomical Facts About South Africa

1Cape Town experiences over 14 hours and 25 minutes of daylight in late December.
2Kruger National Park morning safaris align perfectly with early golden hour animal activity.
3South Africa operates on South Africa Standard Time (SAST UTC+2) year-round.

How Seasons Change Sunrise & Sunset in South Africa

South Africa is in the Southern Hemisphere, so the longest days fall around 21 December and the shortest around 21 June — the opposite of Europe, the US, and India. At the Pretoria reference, June day length is 10h 31m and December is 13h 45m.

South Africa keeps a fixed civil offset year-round, so clocks do not jump in spring or autumn. Seasonal sunrise changes come from Earth's tilt and orbit, not from Daylight Saving Time.

Latitude still sets day length. In June, Polokwane (-23.9° ) has 10h 39m of daylight versus 9h 54m in Gqeberha (-34.0°). In December those figures are 13h 37m and 14h 25m.

Listed cities share one civil timezone, but they still span about 13° of longitude (~50 minutes of true solar time). On 21 June, Durban sunrise is 06:51 AM while Cape Town is 07:51 AM on the same clock.

South Africa is in the Southern Hemisphere and does not use DST, so June is the short-day winter and December the long evening — without a clock jump to confuse the table. Gqeberha notices the seasons more than Johannesburg’s Highveld.

Cape Town’s west-facing Atlantic horizon is why sunset, not sunrise, is the postcard. Durban looks the other way, toward an Indian Ocean dawn.

2026 Solstice Snapshot — Cities in South Africa

Official sunrise and sunset (upper limb on a flat horizon) on 21 June (southern winter) and 21 December (southern summer), each city’s local timezone. Sorted east to west. Open a city page for the live calendar, azimuth, and golden hour.

City	Timezone	21 Jun sunrise	21 Jun sunset	Jun day	21 Dec sunrise	21 Dec sunset	Dec day
Durban	Africa/Johannesburg	06:51 AM	05:04 PM	10h 13m	04:51 AM	06:55 PM	14h 4m
Polokwane	Africa/Johannesburg	06:44 AM	05:23 PM	10h 39m	05:11 AM	06:48 PM	13h 37m
Pretoria	Africa/Johannesburg	06:53 AM	05:24 PM	10h 31m	05:12 AM	06:57 PM	13h 45m
Johannesburg	Africa/Johannesburg	06:54 AM	05:24 PM	10h 30m	05:12 AM	06:58 PM	13h 46m
East London	Africa/Johannesburg	07:11 AM	05:09 PM	9h 58m	04:56 AM	07:15 PM	14h 19m
Bloemfontein	Africa/Johannesburg	07:08 AM	05:25 PM	10h 17m	05:12 AM	07:13 PM	14h 1m
Gqeberha	Africa/Johannesburg	07:22 AM	05:16 PM	9h 54m	05:02 AM	07:27 PM	14h 25m
Kimberley	Africa/Johannesburg	07:13 AM	05:32 PM	10h 19m	05:19 AM	07:17 PM	13h 58m
Stellenbosch	Africa/Johannesburg	07:49 AM	05:43 PM	9h 54m	05:29 AM	07:54 PM	14h 25m
Cape Town	Africa/Johannesburg	07:51 AM	05:44 PM	9h 53m	05:31 AM	07:56 PM	14h 25m

At the Pretoria reference in 2026, the longest civil day is Dec 18, 2026 (13h 45m 0s) and the shortest is Jun 21, 2026 (10h 31m 0s). Earliest sunrise and latest sunset often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time.

Use this page for today’s times across South Africa and a 7-day forecast. Times in the widget are computed for the capital reference (Pretoria) in Africa/Johannesburg. The month calendar below adds azimuth, twilight, golden hour, and blue hour. City pages pick up longitude-specific clock shifts and popular viewpoints.

Full Month Sun Calendar

Pretoria Sun Times — November 2026

Day-by-day sunrise, sunset, compass azimuth, day-length change, civil/nautical/astronomical twilight, golden hour, blue hour, and solar noon for Pretoria in Africa/Johannesburg. Times use NOAA/Meeus algorithms with standard atmospheric refraction (zenith 90.833°). Scroll sideways for photography and twilight columns, or use the arrows to browse other months.

Date	Sunrise		Sunset		Day Length	Diff	Solar Noon	Civil		Nautical		Astronomical		Golden hour		Blue hour
Date	Time	Azimuth	Time	Azimuth	Day Length	Diff	Solar Noon	Dawn	Dusk	Dawn	Dusk	Dawn	Dusk	Morning	Evening	Morning	Evening
Sun, Nov 1	05:18 AM	107° ESE	06:23 PM	253° WSW	13h 5m 0s	—	11:50 AM	04:54 AM	06:47 PM	04:25 AM	07:15 PM	03:56 AM	07:44 PM	05:03 AM – 05:49 AM	05:51 PM – 06:37 PM	04:45 AM – 05:03 AM	06:37 PM – 06:56 PM
Mon, Nov 2	05:17 AM	107° ESE	06:23 PM	253° WSW	13h 6m 0s	+1m 0s	11:50 AM	04:53 AM	06:47 PM	04:25 AM	07:16 PM	03:55 AM	07:45 PM	05:03 AM – 05:49 AM	05:52 PM – 06:38 PM	04:44 AM – 05:03 AM	06:38 PM – 06:57 PM
Tue, Nov 3	05:17 AM	107° ESE	06:24 PM	253° WSW	13h 7m 0s	+1m 0s	11:50 AM	04:52 AM	06:48 PM	04:24 AM	07:17 PM	03:54 AM	07:46 PM	05:02 AM – 05:48 AM	05:52 PM – 06:39 PM	04:43 AM – 05:02 AM	06:39 PM – 06:57 PM
Wed, Nov 4	05:16 AM	108° ESE	06:24 PM	253° WSW	13h 8m 0s	+1m 0s	11:50 AM	04:52 AM	06:49 PM	04:23 AM	07:17 PM	03:53 AM	07:47 PM	05:01 AM – 05:48 AM	05:53 PM – 06:39 PM	04:42 AM – 05:01 AM	06:39 PM – 06:58 PM
Thu, Nov 5	05:15 AM	108° ESE	06:25 PM	252° WSW	13h 10m 0s	+2m 0s	11:50 AM	04:51 AM	06:49 PM	04:22 AM	07:18 PM	03:53 AM	07:48 PM	05:00 AM – 05:47 AM	05:53 PM – 06:40 PM	04:42 AM – 05:00 AM	06:40 PM – 06:59 PM
Fri, Nov 6	05:15 AM	108° ESE	06:26 PM	252° WSW	13h 11m 0s	+1m 0s	11:50 AM	04:50 AM	06:50 PM	04:21 AM	07:19 PM	03:52 AM	07:49 PM	05:00 AM – 05:46 AM	05:54 PM – 06:41 PM	04:41 AM – 05:00 AM	06:41 PM – 07:00 PM
Sat, Nov 7	05:14 AM	109° ESE	06:26 PM	251° WSW	13h 12m 0s	+1m 0s	11:50 AM	04:50 AM	06:51 PM	04:21 AM	07:20 PM	03:51 AM	07:50 PM	04:59 AM – 05:46 AM	05:55 PM – 06:41 PM	04:40 AM – 04:59 AM	06:41 PM – 07:00 PM
Sun, Nov 8 Today	05:14 AM	109° ESE	06:27 PM	251° WSW	13h 13m 0s	+1m 0s	11:50 AM	04:49 AM	06:51 PM	04:20 AM	07:21 PM	03:50 AM	07:50 PM	04:59 AM – 05:45 AM	05:55 PM – 06:42 PM	04:39 AM – 04:59 AM	06:42 PM – 07:01 PM
Mon, Nov 9	05:13 AM	109° ESE	06:28 PM	251° WSW	13h 15m 0s	+2m 0s	11:50 AM	04:48 AM	06:52 PM	04:19 AM	07:21 PM	03:49 AM	07:51 PM	04:58 AM – 05:45 AM	05:56 PM – 06:43 PM	04:39 AM – 04:58 AM	06:43 PM – 07:02 PM
Tue, Nov 10	05:12 AM	110° ESE	06:28 PM	251° WSW	13h 16m 0s	+1m 0s	11:50 AM	04:48 AM	06:53 PM	04:19 AM	07:22 PM	03:49 AM	07:52 PM	04:57 AM – 05:44 AM	05:57 PM – 06:43 PM	04:38 AM – 04:57 AM	06:43 PM – 07:03 PM
Wed, Nov 11	05:12 AM	110° ESE	06:29 PM	250° WSW	13h 17m 0s	+1m 0s	11:50 AM	04:47 AM	06:54 PM	04:18 AM	07:23 PM	03:48 AM	07:53 PM	04:57 AM – 05:44 AM	05:57 PM – 06:44 PM	04:38 AM – 04:57 AM	06:44 PM – 07:03 PM
Thu, Nov 12	05:11 AM	110° ESE	06:30 PM	250° WSW	13h 19m 0s	+2m 0s	11:50 AM	04:47 AM	06:54 PM	04:17 AM	07:24 PM	03:47 AM	07:54 PM	04:56 AM – 05:43 AM	05:58 PM – 06:45 PM	04:37 AM – 04:56 AM	06:45 PM – 07:04 PM
Fri, Nov 13	05:11 AM	111° ESE	06:30 PM	250° WSW	13h 19m 0s	+0m 0s	11:50 AM	04:46 AM	06:55 PM	04:17 AM	07:25 PM	03:46 AM	07:55 PM	04:56 AM – 05:43 AM	05:58 PM – 06:46 PM	04:36 AM – 04:56 AM	06:46 PM – 07:05 PM
Sat, Nov 14	05:10 AM	111° ESE	06:31 PM	249° WSW	13h 21m 0s	+2m 0s	11:50 AM	04:46 AM	06:56 PM	04:16 AM	07:25 PM	03:46 AM	07:56 PM	04:55 AM – 05:43 AM	05:59 PM – 06:46 PM	04:36 AM – 04:55 AM	06:46 PM – 07:06 PM
Sun, Nov 15	05:10 AM	111° ESE	06:32 PM	249° WSW	13h 22m 0s	+1m 0s	11:51 AM	04:45 AM	06:57 PM	04:16 AM	07:26 PM	03:45 AM	07:57 PM	04:55 AM – 05:42 AM	06:00 PM – 06:47 PM	04:35 AM – 04:55 AM	06:47 PM – 07:06 PM
Mon, Nov 16	05:10 AM	111° ESE	06:33 PM	249° WSW	13h 23m 0s	+1m 0s	11:51 AM	04:45 AM	06:57 PM	04:15 AM	07:27 PM	03:44 AM	07:58 PM	04:54 AM – 05:42 AM	06:00 PM – 06:48 PM	04:35 AM – 04:54 AM	06:48 PM – 07:07 PM
Tue, Nov 17	05:09 AM	112° ESE	06:33 PM	248° WSW	13h 24m 0s	+1m 0s	11:51 AM	04:44 AM	06:58 PM	04:15 AM	07:28 PM	03:44 AM	07:59 PM	04:54 AM – 05:41 AM	06:01 PM – 06:49 PM	04:35 AM – 04:54 AM	06:49 PM – 07:08 PM
Wed, Nov 18	05:09 AM	112° ESE	06:34 PM	248° WSW	13h 25m 0s	+1m 0s	11:51 AM	04:44 AM	06:59 PM	04:14 AM	07:29 PM	03:43 AM	08:00 PM	04:54 AM – 05:41 AM	06:02 PM – 06:49 PM	04:34 AM – 04:54 AM	06:49 PM – 07:09 PM
Thu, Nov 19	05:09 AM	112° ESE	06:35 PM	248° WSW	13h 26m 0s	+1m 0s	11:52 AM	04:44 AM	07:00 PM	04:14 AM	07:30 PM	03:43 AM	08:01 PM	04:53 AM – 05:41 AM	06:02 PM – 06:50 PM	04:34 AM – 04:53 AM	06:50 PM – 07:10 PM
Fri, Nov 20	05:08 AM	113° ESE	06:36 PM	248° WSW	13h 28m 0s	+2m 0s	11:52 AM	04:43 AM	07:01 PM	04:13 AM	07:30 PM	03:42 AM	08:02 PM	04:53 AM – 05:41 AM	06:03 PM – 06:51 PM	04:33 AM – 04:53 AM	06:51 PM – 07:10 PM
Sat, Nov 21	05:08 AM	113° ESE	06:36 PM	247° WSW	13h 28m 0s	+0m 0s	11:52 AM	04:43 AM	07:01 PM	04:13 AM	07:31 PM	03:42 AM	08:03 PM	04:53 AM – 05:40 AM	06:04 PM – 06:52 PM	04:33 AM – 04:53 AM	06:52 PM – 07:11 PM
Sun, Nov 22	05:08 AM	113° ESE	06:37 PM	247° WSW	13h 29m 0s	+1m 0s	11:52 AM	04:43 AM	07:02 PM	04:12 AM	07:32 PM	03:41 AM	08:04 PM	04:52 AM – 05:40 AM	06:04 PM – 06:52 PM	04:33 AM – 04:52 AM	06:52 PM – 07:12 PM
Mon, Nov 23	05:07 AM	113° ESE	06:38 PM	247° WSW	13h 31m 0s	+2m 0s	11:52 AM	04:42 AM	07:03 PM	04:12 AM	07:33 PM	03:41 AM	08:04 PM	04:52 AM – 05:40 AM	06:05 PM – 06:53 PM	04:32 AM – 04:52 AM	06:53 PM – 07:13 PM
Tue, Nov 24	05:07 AM	113° ESE	06:38 PM	247° WSW	13h 31m 0s	+0m 0s	11:52 AM	04:42 AM	07:04 PM	04:12 AM	07:34 PM	03:40 AM	08:05 PM	04:52 AM – 05:40 AM	06:06 PM – 06:54 PM	04:32 AM – 04:52 AM	06:54 PM – 07:14 PM
Wed, Nov 25	05:07 AM	114° ESE	06:39 PM	246° WSW	13h 32m 0s	+1m 0s	11:53 AM	04:42 AM	07:05 PM	04:12 AM	07:35 PM	03:40 AM	08:06 PM	04:52 AM – 05:40 AM	06:07 PM – 06:55 PM	04:32 AM – 04:52 AM	06:55 PM – 07:14 PM
Thu, Nov 26	05:07 AM	114° ESE	06:40 PM	246° WSW	13h 33m 0s	+1m 0s	11:53 AM	04:42 AM	07:05 PM	04:11 AM	07:36 PM	03:40 AM	08:07 PM	04:52 AM – 05:40 AM	06:07 PM – 06:55 PM	04:32 AM – 04:52 AM	06:55 PM – 07:15 PM
Fri, Nov 27	05:07 AM	114° ESE	06:41 PM	246° WSW	13h 34m 0s	+1m 0s	11:54 AM	04:41 AM	07:06 PM	04:11 AM	07:36 PM	03:39 AM	08:08 PM	04:51 AM – 05:40 AM	06:08 PM – 06:56 PM	04:31 AM – 04:51 AM	06:56 PM – 07:16 PM
Sat, Nov 28	05:07 AM	114° ESE	06:41 PM	246° WSW	13h 34m 0s	+0m 0s	11:54 AM	04:41 AM	07:07 PM	04:11 AM	07:37 PM	03:39 AM	08:09 PM	04:51 AM – 05:40 AM	06:09 PM – 06:57 PM	04:31 AM – 04:51 AM	06:57 PM – 07:17 PM
Sun, Nov 29	05:07 AM	114° ESE	06:42 PM	246° WSW	13h 35m 0s	+1m 0s	11:54 AM	04:41 AM	07:08 PM	04:11 AM	07:38 PM	03:39 AM	08:10 PM	04:51 AM – 05:40 AM	06:09 PM – 06:58 PM	04:31 AM – 04:51 AM	06:58 PM – 07:18 PM
Mon, Nov 30	05:07 AM	115° ESE	06:43 PM	245° WSW	13h 36m 0s	+1m 0s	11:55 AM	04:41 AM	07:08 PM	04:11 AM	07:39 PM	03:39 AM	08:11 PM	04:51 AM – 05:40 AM	06:10 PM – 06:58 PM	04:31 AM – 04:51 AM	06:58 PM – 07:18 PM

Tip: pair this calendar with our Day Length, Twilight, and Golden Hour tools for photography and planning.

South Africa Sunrise & Sunset by Month (2026)

This table shows the sunrise, sunset, and day length in South Africa on the 1st of every month, computed with the same NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms used across this site. Day length is longest in January and shortest in July.

Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Day Length
January 1	05:18 AM	07:01 PM	13h 43m 0s
February 1	05:42 AM	06:58 PM	13h 16m 0s
March 1	06:00 AM	06:37 PM	12h 37m 0s
April 1	06:15 AM	06:05 PM	11h 50m 0s
May 1	06:30 AM	05:38 PM	11h 8m 0s
June 1	06:46 AM	05:24 PM	10h 38m 0s
July 1	06:54 AM	05:27 PM	10h 33m 0s
August 1	06:45 AM	05:41 PM	10h 56m 0s
September 1	06:20 AM	05:55 PM	11h 35m 0s
October 1	05:47 AM	06:07 PM	12h 20m 0s
November 1	05:18 AM	06:23 PM	13h 5m 0s
December 1	05:07 AM	06:44 PM	13h 37m 0s

South Africa Sunrise & Sunset FAQ

What time is sunset on Table Mountain in Cape Town?

Sunset in Cape Town reaches around 8:00 PM SAST during the December summer peak.

When is the best golden hour for African wildlife photography?

The first 45 minutes after sunrise and the final 45 minutes before sunset yield ideal safari lighting.

What time is sunrise and sunset in South Africa today?

Sunset today in South Africa is 06:27 PM. Sunrise today is 05:14 AM (Africa/Johannesburg).

Where on the horizon does the sun rise and set in South Africa?

Today the sun rises at 108° ESE and sets at 253° WSW in South Africa. Face that compass bearing from an open viewpoint — sunrise is rarely due east, and sunset is rarely due west.

When is golden hour and blue hour in South Africa today?

Evening golden hour in South Africa starts about an hour before sunset; evening blue hour follows as the Sun drops below the horizon. Morning windows are listed in the golden hour section on this page.

What is the longest and shortest day of the year in South Africa?

In 2026, the longest day in South Africa is Dec 18, 2026 with 13h 45m 0s of daylight, and the shortest is Jun 21, 2026 with 10h 31m 0s.

When is the earliest sunrise and latest sunset in South Africa?

In 2026, the earliest sunrise in South Africa is 05:07 AM on Nov 23, 2026. The latest sunset is 07:03 PM on Jan 7, 2026. The latest sunrise is 06:54 AM on Jun 27, 2026, and the earliest sunset is 05:23 PM on Jun 3, 2026. These clock-time extremes often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time.

Does South Africa observe Daylight Saving Time?

No, South Africa maintains a fixed standard time offset year-round and does not observe Daylight Saving Time.