Somerset West
Sunrise and sunset in Somerset West
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Somerset West, in local time. At 34.1° S, the day lasts from 9 h 53 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 26 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:54, sunset at 19:04.
Day length 13 h 09 min, 2 min 2 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:29, with the Sun 67° above the horizon.
Times are Somerset West time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:26 | 20:33 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:57 | 20:01 |
| Civil twilight | 05:28 | 19:30 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:54 | 19:04 |
| Golden hour | 05:54–06:28 | 18:30–19:04 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Somerset West
- Longest day: December 21, 14 h 26 min, from sunrise at 05:29 to sunset at 19:55.
- Shortest day: June 21, 9 h 53 min, from sunrise at 07:50 to sunset at 17:42.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:54 | 19:56 | 14 h 02 min |
| February 21 | 06:25 | 19:30 | 13 h 06 min |
| March 21 | 06:48 | 18:54 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 07:12 | 18:14 | 11 h 02 min |
| May 21 | 07:34 | 17:47 | 10 h 13 min |
| June 21 | 07:50 | 17:42 | 9 h 53 min |
| July 21 | 07:45 | 17:57 | 10 h 12 min |
| August 21 | 07:17 | 18:19 | 11 h 02 min |
| September 21 | 06:35 | 18:40 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:55 | 19:03 | 13 h 07 min |
| November 21 | 05:29 | 19:32 | 14 h 03 min |
| December 21 | 05:29 | 19:55 | 14 h 26 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 34.1° S, 18.8° 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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