Mbombela
Sunrise and sunset in Mbombela
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Mbombela, in local time. At 25.5° S, the day lasts from 10 h 33 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 44 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:16, sunset at 18:05.
Day length 12 h 49 min, 1 min 26 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:40, with the Sun 75° above the horizon.
Times are Mbombela time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 03:56 | 19:25 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:25 | 18:56 |
| Civil twilight | 04:52 | 18:29 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:16 | 18:05 |
| Golden hour | 05:16–05:47 | 17:34–18:05 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Mbombela
- Longest day: December 21, 13 h 44 min, from sunrise at 05:02 to sunset at 18:46.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 33 min, from sunrise at 06:41 to sunset at 17:14.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:23 | 18:50 | 13 h 27 min |
| February 21 | 05:45 | 18:33 | 12 h 48 min |
| March 21 | 06:00 | 18:06 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:14 | 17:35 | 11 h 21 min |
| May 21 | 06:29 | 17:16 | 10 h 47 min |
| June 21 | 06:41 | 17:14 | 10 h 33 min |
| July 21 | 06:39 | 17:25 | 10 h 46 min |
| August 21 | 06:19 | 17:39 | 11 h 21 min |
| September 21 | 05:47 | 17:51 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:16 | 18:05 | 12 h 49 min |
| November 21 | 04:58 | 18:25 | 13 h 28 min |
| December 21 | 05:02 | 18:46 | 13 h 44 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 25.5° S, 31° 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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