Sunrise and sunset in Alexandria, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Local time 08:35 SAST 33.65° S, 26.41° E
Sunrise05:03First light 04:35
Sunset18:55Last light 19:22
Daylight13 h 52 min1 min 35 s longer
Solar noon11:58Sun highest in the sky

Sun times in Alexandria today

The Sun rises in Alexandria at 05:03 and sets at 18:55 today, giving 13 h 52 min of daylight, 1 min 35 s longer. It is highest at 11:58. The sky is fully dark from 20:31 until 03:27.

Twilight

PhaseMorningEvening
Astronomical twilight begins / ends03:2720:31
Nautical twilight04:0219:55
Civil twilight (first and last light)04:3519:22
Sunrise / sunset05:0318:55

A dash means the Sun does not reach that depth below the horizon today.

Golden hour and blue hour

LightMorningEvening
Blue hour04:35 – 04:4619:11 – 19:22
Golden hour04:46 – 05:3818:19 – 19:11

Golden hour: Sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon. Blue hour: 4° to 6° below.

Sunrise and sunset for the next 30 days

DateSunriseSunsetDaylightChangeDark from
Sun, Nov 15 05:03 18:55 13 h 52 min +1:35 20:31
Mon, Nov 16 05:02 18:56 13 h 54 min +1:34 20:32
Tue, Nov 17 05:01 18:57 13 h 55 min +1:31 20:33
Wed, Nov 18 05:01 18:57 13 h 57 min +1:30 20:34
Thu, Nov 19 05:00 18:58 13 h 58 min +1:28 20:36
Fri, Nov 20 05:00 18:59 13 h 59 min +1:27 20:37
Sat, Nov 21 04:59 19:00 14 h 01 min +1:24 20:38
Sun, Nov 22 04:59 19:01 14 h 02 min +1:23 20:40
Mon, Nov 23 04:59 19:02 14 h 04 min +1:20 20:41
Tue, Nov 24 04:58 19:03 14 h 05 min +1:18 20:42
Wed, Nov 25 04:58 19:04 14 h 06 min +1:17 20:43
Thu, Nov 26 04:58 19:05 14 h 07 min +1:13 20:45
Fri, Nov 27 04:57 19:06 14 h 09 min +1:12 20:46
Sat, Nov 28 04:57 19:07 14 h 10 min +1:10 20:47
Sun, Nov 29 04:57 19:08 14 h 11 min +1:06 20:48
Mon, Nov 30 04:57 19:09 14 h 12 min +1:04 20:49
Tue, Dec 1 04:57 19:09 14 h 13 min +1:02 20:50
Wed, Dec 2 04:56 19:10 14 h 14 min +1:00 20:52
Thu, Dec 3 04:56 19:11 14 h 15 min +0:56 20:53
Fri, Dec 4 04:56 19:12 14 h 16 min +0:54 20:54
Sat, Dec 5 04:56 19:13 14 h 17 min +0:52 20:55
Sun, Dec 6 04:56 19:14 14 h 17 min +0:48 20:56
Mon, Dec 7 04:56 19:14 14 h 18 min +0:46 20:57
Tue, Dec 8 04:56 19:15 14 h 19 min +0:43 20:58
Wed, Dec 9 04:56 19:16 14 h 20 min +0:40 20:59
Thu, Dec 10 04:57 19:17 14 h 20 min +0:37 21:00
Fri, Dec 11 04:57 19:18 14 h 21 min +0:34 21:01
Sat, Dec 12 04:57 19:18 14 h 21 min +0:32 21:02
Sun, Dec 13 04:57 19:19 14 h 22 min +0:27 21:02
Mon, Dec 14 04:57 19:20 14 h 22 min +0:25 21:03

Sunrise and sunset by month

Month (15th)SunriseSunsetDaylight
November 202605:0318:5513 h 52 min
December 202604:5819:2014 h 23 min
January 202705:1919:2714 h 08 min
February 202705:4919:0613 h 17 min
March 202706:1318:3212 h 19 min
April 202706:3617:5111 h 15 min
May 202706:5817:2210 h 23 min
June 202707:1617:129 h 56 min
July 202707:1617:2410 h 07 min
August 202706:5317:4410 h 52 min
September 202706:1418:0511 h 52 min
October 202705:3318:2712 h 54 min

2026 at a glance

  • Longest day: December 21, 14 h 24 min of daylight
  • Shortest day: June 21, 9 h 55 min
  • Earliest sunset: 17:12 on June 11
  • Latest sunrise: 07:19 on June 30

Tonight the Moon is waxing crescent, 31% lit. Moonrise and moonset in Alexandria.

Times are calculated for -33.6535, 26.4127 at sea level with a flat horizon and standard refraction, using the NOAA solar equations. Hills, buildings and elevation can shift the times you see by a few minutes. Sources and methods.