Sunrise and sunset in Retreat, South Africa
Sunrise, sunset and twilight for Retreat today, in local time. At 34.1° S, days run from 9 h 53 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 26 min at the summer solstice.
- 19:10sunset today
Today · worked out at
The Sun is up from 05:49 to 19:10 in Retreat, South Africa on Wednesday, October 28.
Day length 13 h 21 min, 1 min 58 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:29, with the Sun 69° above the horizon.
Times are Retreat time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:19 | 20:41 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:51 | 20:08 |
| Civil twilight | 05:23 | 19:37 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:49 | 19:10 |
| Golden hour | 05:49–06:23 | 18:36–19:10 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Retreat
- Longest day: December 21, 14 h 26 min, from sunrise at 05:31 to sunset at 19:57.
- Shortest day: June 21, 9 h 53 min, from sunrise at 07:51 to sunset at 17:44.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:56 | 19:58 | 14 h 02 min |
| February 21 | 06:26 | 19:32 | 13 h 06 min |
| March 21 | 06:49 | 18:56 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 07:13 | 18:15 | 11 h 02 min |
| May 21 | 07:35 | 17:49 | 10 h 13 min |
| June 21 | 07:51 | 17:44 | 9 h 53 min |
| July 21 | 07:46 | 17:58 | 10 h 12 min |
| August 21 | 07:18 | 18:20 | 11 h 02 min |
| September 21 | 06:37 | 18:41 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:57 | 19:04 | 13 h 07 min |
| November 21 | 05:30 | 19:33 | 14 h 03 min |
| December 21 | 05:31 | 19:57 | 14 h 26 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset mark the moment the Sun’s upper edge touches a level horizon, with the air’s usual bending of light allowed for. Hills, buildings and altitude move 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 34.1° S, 18.5° 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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