Grahamstown
Sunrise and sunset in Grahamstown
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Grahamstown, in local time. At 33.3° S, the day lasts from 9 h 57 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 22 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:24, sunset at 18:32.
Day length 13 h 08 min, 1 min 58 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:58, with the Sun 68° above the horizon.
Times are Grahamstown time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 03:57 | 20:00 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:28 | 19:28 |
| Civil twilight | 04:59 | 18:58 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:24 | 18:32 |
| Golden hour | 05:24–05:58 | 17:58–18:32 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Grahamstown
- Longest day: December 21, 14 h 22 min, from sunrise at 05:01 to sunset at 19:22.
- Shortest day: June 21, 9 h 57 min, from sunrise at 07:17 to sunset at 17:14.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:25 | 19:24 | 13 h 59 min |
| February 21 | 05:55 | 18:59 | 13 h 04 min |
| March 21 | 06:17 | 18:23 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:40 | 17:44 | 11 h 04 min |
| May 21 | 07:02 | 17:18 | 10 h 17 min |
| June 21 | 07:17 | 17:14 | 9 h 57 min |
| July 21 | 07:12 | 17:28 | 10 h 16 min |
| August 21 | 06:45 | 17:49 | 11 h 04 min |
| September 21 | 06:04 | 18:09 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:25 | 18:31 | 13 h 06 min |
| November 21 | 05:00 | 18:59 | 13 h 59 min |
| December 21 | 05:01 | 19:22 | 14 h 22 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 33.3° S, 26.5° 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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