Phuthaditjhaba
Sunrise and sunset in Phuthaditjhaba
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Phuthaditjhaba, in local time. At 28.5° S, the day lasts from 10 h 20 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 58 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:21, sunset at 18:17.
Day length 12 h 55 min, 1 min 38 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:49, with the Sun 72° above the horizon.
Times are Phuthaditjhaba time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 03:59 | 19:39 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:29 | 19:10 |
| Civil twilight | 04:57 | 18:41 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:21 | 18:17 |
| Golden hour | 05:21–05:53 | 17:45–18:17 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Phuthaditjhaba
- Longest day: December 21, 13 h 58 min, from sunrise at 05:03 to sunset at 19:01.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 20 min, from sunrise at 06:56 to sunset at 17:16.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:26 | 19:05 | 13 h 39 min |
| February 21 | 05:51 | 18:45 | 12 h 54 min |
| March 21 | 06:08 | 18:14 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:25 | 17:40 | 11 h 15 min |
| May 21 | 06:43 | 17:19 | 10 h 36 min |
| June 21 | 06:56 | 17:16 | 10 h 20 min |
| July 21 | 06:53 | 17:28 | 10 h 35 min |
| August 21 | 06:30 | 17:45 | 11 h 14 min |
| September 21 | 05:55 | 18:00 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:21 | 18:17 | 12 h 55 min |
| November 21 | 05:00 | 18:40 | 13 h 39 min |
| December 21 | 05:03 | 19:01 | 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 28.5° 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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