Sunrise and sunset times in South Africa
SunAndMoon covers 12 cities in South Africa. Today in Soweto, the largest, the sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 17:40 (10h 51m of daylight), in local time.
Pick a city for its full local schedule: sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length, golden hour, blue hour, dawn, dusk and moon times.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soweto | 06:49 | 17:40 | 10h 51m |
| Gqeberha | 07:12 | 17:35 | 10h 23m |
| Soshanguve | 06:47 | 17:41 | 10h 54m |
| Pietermaritzburg | 06:45 | 17:24 | 10h 40m |
| Evaton | 06:50 | 17:40 | 10h 50m |
| Benoni | 06:47 | 17:39 | 10h 51m |
| Bloemfontein | 07:01 | 17:42 | 10h 41m |
| Thembisa | 06:47 | 17:39 | 10h 52m |
| Cape Town | 07:41 | 18:04 | 10h 24m |
| Durban | 06:43 | 17:21 | 10h 39m |
| Johannesburg | 06:48 | 17:40 | 10h 51m |
| Pretoria | 06:47 | 17:40 | 10h 53m |
Sun times across South Africa
These are today's sunrise and sunset times for the 12 cities in South Africathat SunAndMoon covers, computed from each city's coordinates and shown in its own local time zone. South Africa sits in Africa, using a single time zone, so the exact clock times move from place to place. Open a city for its full day, month-by-month tables and moon times.
Frequently asked questions about the sun in South Africa
What time does the sun rise in South Africa today?
In Soweto, South Africa's largest city, the sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 17:40 today, in local time. Times vary across the country by longitude and time zone; open a city below for its own schedule.
How many cities in South Africa can I check?
SunAndMoon has a dedicated sunrise and sunset page for 12 cities in South Africa, each with solar noon, day length, golden hour, blue hour, dawn, dusk and moon times.
Why do sunrise times differ across South Africa?
South Africa uses a single time zone (GMT+2), but the sun still reaches eastern cities before western ones, so sunrise and sunset times differ by longitude across the country.
Where are the longest and shortest days in South Africa?
The further a city sits from the equator, the bigger its swing between the longest and shortest day. In South Africa that swing is largest in Gqeberha and smallest nearer the equator. Around the June solstice Soweto gets 10h 30m of daylight, and around the December solstice 13h 47m.