Johannesburg
Sunrise and sunset in Johannesburg
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Johannesburg, in local time. At 26.2° S, the day lasts from 10 h 30 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 47 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:27, sunset at 18:17.
Day length 12 h 50 min, 1 min 29 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:52, with the Sun 75° above the horizon.
Times are Johannesburg time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:07 | 19:38 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:35 | 19:09 |
| Civil twilight | 05:03 | 18:41 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:27 | 18:17 |
| Golden hour | 05:27–05:58 | 17:46–18:17 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Johannesburg
- Longest day: December 21, 13 h 47 min, from sunrise at 05:12 to sunset at 18:59.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 30 min, from sunrise at 06:54 to sunset at 17:24.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:33 | 19:03 | 13 h 30 min |
| February 21 | 05:56 | 18:45 | 12 h 49 min |
| March 21 | 06:11 | 18:17 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:26 | 17:46 | 11 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 06:42 | 17:26 | 10 h 44 min |
| June 21 | 06:54 | 17:24 | 10 h 30 min |
| July 21 | 06:52 | 17:36 | 10 h 44 min |
| August 21 | 06:31 | 17:50 | 11 h 19 min |
| September 21 | 05:58 | 18:03 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:27 | 18:17 | 12 h 50 min |
| November 21 | 05:08 | 18:39 | 13 h 31 min |
| December 21 | 05:12 | 18:59 | 13 h 47 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 26.2° S, 28° 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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