Sunrise and sunset times in South Africa
SunAndMoon covers 12 cities in South Africa. Today in Soweto, the largest, the sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:09 (12h 22m 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 | 05:47 | 18:09 | 12h 22m |
| Gqeberha | 05:53 | 18:21 | 12h 28m |
| Soshanguve | 05:46 | 18:07 | 12h 21m |
| Pietermaritzburg | 05:35 | 18:00 | 12h 24m |
| Evaton | 05:47 | 18:09 | 12h 22m |
| Benoni | 05:45 | 18:07 | 12h 22m |
| Bloemfontein | 05:52 | 18:16 | 12h 24m |
| Thembisa | 05:45 | 18:07 | 12h 22m |
| Cape Town | 06:22 | 18:49 | 12h 28m |
| Durban | 05:33 | 17:57 | 12h 24m |
| Johannesburg | 05:46 | 18:08 | 12h 22m |
| Pretoria | 05:45 | 18:07 | 12h 21m |
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 05:47 and sets at 18:09 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.