Kokstad
Sunrise and sunset in Kokstad
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Kokstad, in local time. At 30.5° S, the day lasts from 10 h 10 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 08 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:17, sunset at 18:16.
Day length 12 h 59 min, 1 min 46 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:46, with the Sun 70° above the horizon.
Times are Kokstad time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 03:53 | 19:41 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:23 | 19:11 |
| Civil twilight | 04:52 | 18:41 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:17 | 18:16 |
| Golden hour | 05:17–05:49 | 17:44–18:16 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Kokstad
- Longest day: December 21, 14 h 08 min, from sunrise at 04:56 to sunset at 19:04.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 10 min, from sunrise at 06:59 to sunset at 17:09.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:19 | 19:06 | 13 h 47 min |
| February 21 | 05:46 | 18:44 | 12 h 58 min |
| March 21 | 06:06 | 18:12 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:25 | 17:36 | 11 h 11 min |
| May 21 | 06:44 | 17:12 | 10 h 28 min |
| June 21 | 06:59 | 17:09 | 10 h 10 min |
| July 21 | 06:55 | 17:22 | 10 h 27 min |
| August 21 | 06:30 | 17:40 | 11 h 10 min |
| September 21 | 05:53 | 17:57 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:17 | 18:16 | 12 h 59 min |
| November 21 | 04:54 | 18:42 | 13 h 48 min |
| December 21 | 04:56 | 19:04 | 14 h 08 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 30.5° S, 29.4° 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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