Polokwane
Sunrise and sunset in Polokwane
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Polokwane, in local time. At 23.9° S, the day lasts from 10 h 40 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 37 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:23, sunset at 18:10.
Day length 12 h 47 min, 1 min 19 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:46, with the Sun 77° above the horizon.
Times are Polokwane time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:04 | 19:29 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:32 | 19:01 |
| Civil twilight | 04:59 | 18:33 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:23 | 18:10 |
| Golden hour | 05:23–05:53 | 17:39–18:10 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Polokwane
- Longest day: December 21, 13 h 37 min, from sunrise at 05:11 to sunset at 18:48.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 40 min, from sunrise at 06:44 to sunset at 17:23.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:32 | 18:54 | 13 h 22 min |
| February 21 | 05:53 | 18:38 | 12 h 45 min |
| March 21 | 06:06 | 18:12 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:18 | 17:42 | 11 h 24 min |
| May 21 | 06:32 | 17:24 | 10 h 53 min |
| June 21 | 06:44 | 17:23 | 10 h 40 min |
| July 21 | 06:42 | 17:34 | 10 h 52 min |
| August 21 | 06:23 | 17:47 | 11 h 24 min |
| September 21 | 05:52 | 17:57 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:23 | 18:09 | 12 h 46 min |
| November 21 | 05:07 | 18:29 | 13 h 22 min |
| December 21 | 05:11 | 18:48 | 13 h 37 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 23.9° S, 29.5° 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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