Butterworth, Eastern Cape
Sunrise and sunset in Butterworth, Eastern Cape
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, in local time. At 32.3° S, the day lasts from 10 h 02 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 17 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:20, sunset at 18:23.
Day length 13 h 03 min, 1 min 54 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:52, with the Sun 68° above the horizon.
Times are Butterworth, Eastern Cape time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 03:54 | 19:50 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:25 | 19:19 |
| Civil twilight | 04:55 | 18:49 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:20 | 18:23 |
| Golden hour | 05:20–05:53 | 17:50–18:23 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Butterworth, Eastern Cape
- Longest day: December 21, 14 h 17 min, from sunrise at 04:57 to sunset at 19:13.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 02 min, from sunrise at 07:08 to sunset at 17:10.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:21 | 19:15 | 13 h 54 min |
| February 21 | 05:49 | 18:51 | 13 h 02 min |
| March 21 | 06:11 | 18:17 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:32 | 17:39 | 11 h 07 min |
| May 21 | 06:53 | 17:14 | 10 h 21 min |
| June 21 | 07:08 | 17:10 | 10 h 02 min |
| July 21 | 07:04 | 17:23 | 10 h 20 min |
| August 21 | 06:37 | 17:43 | 11 h 06 min |
| September 21 | 05:58 | 18:03 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:20 | 18:23 | 13 h 03 min |
| November 21 | 04:55 | 18:50 | 13 h 55 min |
| December 21 | 04:57 | 19:13 | 14 h 17 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 32.3° S, 28.1° 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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