Mafikeng
Sunrise and sunset in Mafikeng
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Mafikeng, in local time. At 25.9° S, the day lasts from 10 h 31 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 46 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:37, sunset at 18:27.
Day length 12 h 50 min, 1 min 27 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:02, with the Sun 75° above the horizon.
Times are Mafikeng time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:17 | 19:47 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:45 | 19:18 |
| Civil twilight | 05:13 | 18:50 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:37 | 18:27 |
| Golden hour | 05:37–06:08 | 17:56–18:27 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Mafikeng
- Longest day: December 21, 13 h 46 min, from sunrise at 05:22 to sunset at 19:08.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 31 min, from sunrise at 07:03 to sunset at 17:34.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:44 | 19:12 | 13 h 29 min |
| February 21 | 06:06 | 18:55 | 12 h 49 min |
| March 21 | 06:21 | 18:27 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:35 | 17:56 | 11 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 06:51 | 17:36 | 10 h 46 min |
| June 21 | 07:03 | 17:34 | 10 h 31 min |
| July 21 | 07:01 | 17:46 | 10 h 45 min |
| August 21 | 06:40 | 18:00 | 11 h 20 min |
| September 21 | 06:08 | 18:13 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:37 | 18:27 | 12 h 50 min |
| November 21 | 05:18 | 18:48 | 13 h 29 min |
| December 21 | 05:22 | 19:08 | 13 h 46 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 25.9° S, 25.6° 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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