Richards Bay
Sunrise and sunset in Richards Bay
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Richards Bay, in local time. At 28.8° S, the day lasts from 10 h 18 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 59 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:07, sunset at 18:05.
Day length 12 h 57 min, 1 min 39 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:36, with the Sun 72° above the horizon.
Times are Richards Bay time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 03:45 | 19:28 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:14 | 18:58 |
| Civil twilight | 04:43 | 18:29 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:07 | 18:05 |
| Golden hour | 05:07–05:39 | 17:33–18:05 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Richards Bay
- Longest day: December 21, 13 h 59 min, from sunrise at 04:50 to sunset at 18:49.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 18 min, from sunrise at 06:44 to sunset at 17:02.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:12 | 18:52 | 13 h 40 min |
| February 21 | 05:38 | 18:32 | 12 h 54 min |
| March 21 | 05:55 | 18:01 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:13 | 17:27 | 11 h 14 min |
| May 21 | 06:30 | 17:05 | 10 h 35 min |
| June 21 | 06:44 | 17:02 | 10 h 18 min |
| July 21 | 06:41 | 17:15 | 10 h 34 min |
| August 21 | 06:18 | 17:32 | 11 h 14 min |
| September 21 | 05:42 | 17:47 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:08 | 18:04 | 12 h 56 min |
| November 21 | 04:47 | 18:28 | 13 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 04:50 | 18:49 | 13 h 59 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 28.8° S, 32° 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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