Sunrise and sunset in Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Local time 21:36 SAST 32.68° S, 26.09° E
Sunrise05:07First light 04:40
Sunset18:53Last light 19:20
Daylight13 h 47 min1 min 34 s longer
Solar noon12:00Sun highest in the sky

Sun times in Bedford today

The Sun rises in Bedford at 05:07 and sets at 18:53 today, giving 13 h 47 min of daylight, 1 min 34 s longer. It is highest at 12:00. The sky is fully dark from 20:27 until 03:33.

Twilight

PhaseMorningEvening
Astronomical twilight begins / ends03:3320:27
Nautical twilight04:0719:53
Civil twilight (first and last light)04:4019:20
Sunrise / sunset05:0718:53

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

Golden hour and blue hour

LightMorningEvening
Blue hour04:40 – 04:5019:09 – 19:20
Golden hour04:50 – 05:4118:18 – 19:09

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
Sat, Nov 14 05:07 18:53 13 h 47 min +1:34 20:27
Sun, Nov 15 05:06 18:54 13 h 48 min +1:31 20:28
Mon, Nov 16 05:05 18:55 13 h 50 min +1:29 20:30
Tue, Nov 17 05:05 18:56 13 h 51 min +1:29 20:31
Wed, Nov 18 05:04 18:57 13 h 52 min +1:26 20:32
Thu, Nov 19 05:04 18:58 13 h 54 min +1:26 20:33
Fri, Nov 20 05:03 18:59 13 h 55 min +1:22 20:34
Sat, Nov 21 05:03 18:59 13 h 57 min +1:21 20:36
Sun, Nov 22 05:02 19:00 13 h 58 min +1:20 20:37
Mon, Nov 23 05:02 19:01 13 h 59 min +1:17 20:38
Tue, Nov 24 05:02 19:02 14 h 00 min +1:16 20:39
Wed, Nov 25 05:01 19:03 14 h 02 min +1:13 20:41
Thu, Nov 26 05:01 19:04 14 h 03 min +1:11 20:42
Fri, Nov 27 05:01 19:05 14 h 04 min +1:09 20:43
Sat, Nov 28 05:01 19:06 14 h 05 min +1:06 20:44
Sun, Nov 29 05:00 19:07 14 h 06 min +1:05 20:45
Mon, Nov 30 05:00 19:08 14 h 07 min +1:02 20:46
Tue, Dec 1 05:00 19:08 14 h 08 min +0:58 20:47
Wed, Dec 2 05:00 19:09 14 h 09 min +0:57 20:49
Thu, Dec 3 05:00 19:10 14 h 10 min +0:56 20:50
Fri, Dec 4 05:00 19:11 14 h 11 min +0:51 20:51
Sat, Dec 5 05:00 19:12 14 h 12 min +0:49 20:52
Sun, Dec 6 05:00 19:13 14 h 13 min +0:47 20:53
Mon, Dec 7 05:00 19:13 14 h 13 min +0:44 20:54
Tue, Dec 8 05:00 19:14 14 h 14 min +0:41 20:55
Wed, Dec 9 05:00 19:15 14 h 15 min +0:38 20:56
Thu, Dec 10 05:00 19:16 14 h 15 min +0:37 20:57
Fri, Dec 11 05:01 19:16 14 h 16 min +0:32 20:57
Sat, Dec 12 05:01 19:17 14 h 16 min +0:30 20:58
Sun, Dec 13 05:01 19:18 14 h 17 min +0:27 20:59

Sunrise and sunset by month

Month (15th)SunriseSunsetDaylight
November 202605:0618:5413 h 48 min
December 202605:0219:1914 h 17 min
January 202705:2219:2614 h 04 min
February 202705:5219:0613 h 15 min
March 202706:1418:3312 h 19 min
April 202706:3617:5411 h 17 min
May 202706:5817:2510 h 27 min
June 202707:1517:1610 h 01 min
July 202707:1517:2710 h 12 min
August 202706:5317:4710 h 54 min
September 202706:1518:0711 h 52 min
October 202705:3518:2712 h 52 min

2026 at a glance

  • Longest day: December 21, 14 h 18 min of daylight
  • Shortest day: June 20, 10 h 00 min
  • Earliest sunset: 17:16 on June 11
  • Latest sunrise: 07:18 on June 30

Tonight the Moon is waxing crescent, 22% lit. Moonrise and moonset in Bedford.

Times are calculated for -32.6790, 26.0869 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.