Bulawayo
Sunrise and sunset in Bulawayo
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Bulawayo, in local time. At 20.2° S, the day lasts from 10 h 55 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 21 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:30, sunset at 18:10.
Day length 12 h 39 min, 1 min 6 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:50, with the Sun 81° above the horizon.
Times are Bulawayo time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:15 | 19:25 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:41 | 18:59 |
| Civil twilight | 05:08 | 18:32 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:30 | 18:10 |
| Golden hour | 05:30–06:00 | 17:40–18:10 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Bulawayo
- Longest day: December 21, 13 h 21 min, from sunrise at 05:23 to sunset at 18:44.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 55 min, from sunrise at 06:40 to sunset at 17:34.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:42 | 18:51 | 13 h 09 min |
| February 21 | 05:59 | 18:38 | 12 h 38 min |
| March 21 | 06:09 | 18:15 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:18 | 17:50 | 11 h 32 min |
| May 21 | 06:29 | 17:34 | 11 h 05 min |
| June 21 | 06:40 | 17:34 | 10 h 55 min |
| July 21 | 06:39 | 17:44 | 11 h 05 min |
| August 21 | 06:23 | 17:54 | 11 h 31 min |
| September 21 | 05:56 | 18:01 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:30 | 18:10 | 12 h 39 min |
| November 21 | 05:17 | 18:26 | 13 h 09 min |
| December 21 | 05:23 | 18:44 | 13 h 21 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 20.2° S, 28.6° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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