Ladysmith
Sunrise and sunset in Ladysmith
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Ladysmith, in local time. At 28.6° S, the day lasts from 10 h 19 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 58 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:17, sunset at 18:13.
Day length 12 h 57 min, 1 min 38 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:45, with the Sun 73° above the horizon.
Times are Ladysmith time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 03:54 | 19:36 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:24 | 19:07 |
| Civil twilight | 04:52 | 18:38 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:17 | 18:13 |
| Golden hour | 05:17–05:48 | 17:42–18:13 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Ladysmith
- Longest day: December 21, 13 h 58 min, from sunrise at 04:59 to sunset at 18:57.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 19 min, from sunrise at 06:52 to sunset at 17:12.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:22 | 19:01 | 13 h 39 min |
| February 21 | 05:47 | 18:41 | 12 h 54 min |
| March 21 | 06:04 | 18:10 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:21 | 17:36 | 11 h 15 min |
| May 21 | 06:39 | 17:15 | 10 h 36 min |
| June 21 | 06:52 | 17:12 | 10 h 19 min |
| July 21 | 06:50 | 17:24 | 10 h 35 min |
| August 21 | 06:27 | 17:41 | 11 h 14 min |
| September 21 | 05:51 | 17:56 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:18 | 18:13 | 12 h 55 min |
| November 21 | 04:57 | 18:36 | 13 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 04:59 | 18:57 | 13 h 58 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 28.6° S, 29.8° 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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