Mossel Bay
Sunrise and sunset in Mossel Bay
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Mossel Bay, in local time. At 34.2° S, the day lasts from 9 h 52 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 26 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:42, sunset at 18:50.
Day length 13 h 08 min, 2 min 3 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:16, with the Sun 67° above the horizon.
Times are Mossel Bay time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:13 | 20:18 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:45 | 19:46 |
| Civil twilight | 05:16 | 19:16 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:42 | 18:50 |
| Golden hour | 05:42–06:16 | 18:16–18:50 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Mossel Bay
- Longest day: December 21, 14 h 26 min, from sunrise at 05:16 to sunset at 19:42.
- Shortest day: June 21, 9 h 52 min, from sunrise at 07:37 to sunset at 17:29.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:41 | 19:43 | 14 h 03 min |
| February 21 | 06:11 | 19:17 | 13 h 06 min |
| March 21 | 06:35 | 18:41 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:58 | 18:00 | 11 h 02 min |
| May 21 | 07:21 | 17:34 | 10 h 13 min |
| June 21 | 07:37 | 17:29 | 9 h 52 min |
| July 21 | 07:32 | 17:43 | 10 h 12 min |
| August 21 | 07:03 | 18:05 | 11 h 02 min |
| September 21 | 06:22 | 18:27 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:42 | 18:50 | 13 h 08 min |
| November 21 | 05:15 | 19:19 | 14 h 03 min |
| December 21 | 05:16 | 19:42 | 14 h 26 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 34.2° S, 22.1° 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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