East London
Sunrise and sunset in East London
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in East London, in local time. At 33° S, the day lasts from 9 h 58 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 20 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:20, sunset at 18:25.
Day length 13 h 05 min, 1 min 57 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:52, with the Sun 68° above the horizon.
Times are East London time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 03:53 | 19:52 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:25 | 19:21 |
| Civil twilight | 04:55 | 18:51 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:20 | 18:25 |
| Golden hour | 05:20–05:53 | 17:52–18:25 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in East London
- Longest day: December 21, 14 h 20 min, from sunrise at 04:56 to sunset at 19:16.
- Shortest day: June 21, 9 h 58 min, from sunrise at 07:11 to sunset at 17:09.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:20 | 19:18 | 13 h 57 min |
| February 21 | 05:50 | 18:53 | 13 h 03 min |
| March 21 | 06:12 | 18:18 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:34 | 17:39 | 11 h 05 min |
| May 21 | 06:55 | 17:13 | 10 h 18 min |
| June 21 | 07:11 | 17:09 | 9 h 58 min |
| July 21 | 07:06 | 17:23 | 10 h 17 min |
| August 21 | 06:39 | 17:43 | 11 h 04 min |
| September 21 | 05:59 | 18:04 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:20 | 18:25 | 13 h 05 min |
| November 21 | 04:55 | 18:53 | 13 h 58 min |
| December 21 | 04:56 | 19:16 | 14 h 20 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 33° S, 27.9° 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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