Francistown
Sunrise and sunset in Francistown
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Francistown, in local time. At 21.2° S, the day lasts from 10 h 51 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 26 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:34, sunset at 18:15.
Day length 12 h 41 min, 1 min 10 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:54, with the Sun 80° above the horizon.
Times are Francistown time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:17 | 19:31 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:44 | 19:04 |
| Civil twilight | 05:11 | 18:37 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:34 | 18:15 |
| Golden hour | 05:34–06:04 | 17:45–18:15 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Francistown
- Longest day: December 21, 13 h 26 min, from sunrise at 05:25 to sunset at 18:50.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 51 min, from sunrise at 06:46 to sunset at 17:37.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:45 | 18:57 | 13 h 12 min |
| February 21 | 06:03 | 18:43 | 12 h 40 min |
| March 21 | 06:13 | 18:19 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:23 | 17:53 | 11 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 06:35 | 17:37 | 11 h 02 min |
| June 21 | 06:46 | 17:37 | 10 h 51 min |
| July 21 | 06:45 | 17:47 | 11 h 01 min |
| August 21 | 06:28 | 17:57 | 11 h 29 min |
| September 21 | 06:00 | 18:05 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:34 | 18:15 | 12 h 41 min |
| November 21 | 05:19 | 18:32 | 13 h 12 min |
| December 21 | 05:25 | 18:50 | 13 h 26 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 21.2° S, 27.5° 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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