Piet Retief
Sunrise and sunset in Piet Retief
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Piet Retief, in local time. At 27° S, the day lasts from 10 h 26 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 51 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:15, sunset at 18:07.
Day length 12 h 52 min, 1 min 32 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:41, with the Sun 74° above the horizon.
Times are Piet Retief time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 03:54 | 19:28 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:23 | 18:59 |
| Civil twilight | 04:51 | 18:31 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:15 | 18:07 |
| Golden hour | 05:15–05:46 | 17:36–18:07 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Piet Retief
- Longest day: December 21, 13 h 51 min, from sunrise at 04:59 to sunset at 18:50.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 26 min, from sunrise at 06:45 to sunset at 17:11.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:21 | 18:54 | 13 h 33 min |
| February 21 | 05:44 | 18:35 | 12 h 51 min |
| March 21 | 06:00 | 18:06 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:16 | 17:34 | 11 h 18 min |
| May 21 | 06:32 | 17:14 | 10 h 42 min |
| June 21 | 06:45 | 17:11 | 10 h 26 min |
| July 21 | 06:42 | 17:23 | 10 h 41 min |
| August 21 | 06:21 | 17:38 | 11 h 18 min |
| September 21 | 05:47 | 17:52 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:15 | 18:07 | 12 h 52 min |
| November 21 | 04:55 | 18:29 | 13 h 34 min |
| December 21 | 04:59 | 18:50 | 13 h 51 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 27° S, 30.8° 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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