Mthatha
Sunrise and sunset in Mthatha
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Mthatha, in local time. At 31.6° S, the day lasts from 10 h 05 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 13 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:18, sunset at 18:20.
Day length 13 h 02 min, 1 min 51 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:49, with the Sun 69° above the horizon.
Times are Mthatha time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 03:53 | 19:46 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:24 | 19:15 |
| Civil twilight | 04:53 | 18:45 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:18 | 18:20 |
| Golden hour | 05:18–05:51 | 17:47–18:20 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Mthatha
- Longest day: December 21, 14 h 13 min, from sunrise at 04:56 to sunset at 19:09.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 05 min, from sunrise at 07:04 to sunset at 17:09.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:20 | 19:11 | 13 h 51 min |
| February 21 | 05:48 | 18:48 | 13 h 00 min |
| March 21 | 06:08 | 18:14 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:29 | 17:37 | 11 h 08 min |
| May 21 | 06:49 | 17:13 | 10 h 24 min |
| June 21 | 07:04 | 17:09 | 10 h 05 min |
| July 21 | 07:00 | 17:22 | 10 h 23 min |
| August 21 | 06:34 | 17:42 | 11 h 08 min |
| September 21 | 05:55 | 18:00 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:18 | 18:20 | 13 h 02 min |
| November 21 | 04:54 | 18:46 | 13 h 52 min |
| December 21 | 04:56 | 19:09 | 14 h 13 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 31.6° S, 28.8° 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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