Hermanus
Sunrise and sunset in Hermanus
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Hermanus, in local time. At 34.4° S, the day lasts from 9 h 51 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 28 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:53, sunset at 19:02.
Day length 13 h 08 min, 2 min 4 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:27, with the Sun 66° above the horizon.
Times are Hermanus time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:25 | 20:31 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:57 | 19:59 |
| Civil twilight | 05:27 | 19:28 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:53 | 19:02 |
| Golden hour | 05:53–06:27 | 18:28–19:02 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Hermanus
- Longest day: December 21, 14 h 28 min, from sunrise at 05:27 to sunset at 19:55.
- Shortest day: June 21, 9 h 51 min, from sunrise at 07:49 to sunset at 17:40.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:52 | 19:55 | 14 h 04 min |
| February 21 | 06:23 | 19:29 | 13 h 06 min |
| March 21 | 06:46 | 18:52 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 07:10 | 18:12 | 11 h 02 min |
| May 21 | 07:33 | 17:45 | 10 h 12 min |
| June 21 | 07:49 | 17:40 | 9 h 51 min |
| July 21 | 07:44 | 17:54 | 10 h 11 min |
| August 21 | 07:15 | 18:16 | 11 h 01 min |
| September 21 | 06:34 | 18:38 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:53 | 19:02 | 13 h 08 min |
| November 21 | 05:26 | 19:31 | 14 h 04 min |
| December 21 | 05:27 | 19:55 | 14 h 28 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 34.4° S, 19.2° 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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