Sunrise and sunset in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Local time 13:42 SAST 32.93° S, 27.78° E
Sunrise04:59First light 04:32
Sunset18:47Last light 19:14
Daylight13 h 47 min1 min 34 s longer
Solar noon11:53Sun highest in the sky

Sun times in Mdantsane today

The Sun rises in Mdantsane at 04:59 and sets at 18:47 today, giving 13 h 47 min of daylight, 1 min 34 s longer. It is highest at 11:53. The sky is fully dark from 20:21 until 03:25.

Twilight

PhaseMorningEvening
Astronomical twilight begins / ends03:2520:21
Nautical twilight04:0019:47
Civil twilight (first and last light)04:3219:14
Sunrise / sunset04:5918:47

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

Golden hour and blue hour

LightMorningEvening
Blue hour04:32 – 04:4319:03 – 19:14
Golden hour04:43 – 05:3418:12 – 19:03

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 04:59 18:47 13 h 47 min +1:34 20:21
Sun, Nov 15 04:59 18:48 13 h 49 min +1:33 20:22
Mon, Nov 16 04:58 18:49 13 h 51 min +1:31 20:24
Tue, Nov 17 04:58 18:50 13 h 52 min +1:29 20:25
Wed, Nov 18 04:57 18:50 13 h 53 min +1:27 20:26
Thu, Nov 19 04:56 18:51 13 h 55 min +1:26 20:27
Fri, Nov 20 04:56 18:52 13 h 56 min +1:23 20:29
Sat, Nov 21 04:56 18:53 13 h 58 min +1:23 20:30
Sun, Nov 22 04:55 18:54 13 h 59 min +1:19 20:31
Mon, Nov 23 04:55 18:55 14 h 00 min +1:19 20:32
Tue, Nov 24 04:54 18:56 14 h 02 min +1:16 20:34
Wed, Nov 25 04:54 18:57 14 h 03 min +1:14 20:35
Thu, Nov 26 04:54 18:58 14 h 04 min +1:12 20:36
Fri, Nov 27 04:54 18:59 14 h 05 min +1:10 20:37
Sat, Nov 28 04:53 19:00 14 h 06 min +1:06 20:38
Sun, Nov 29 04:53 19:01 14 h 07 min +1:05 20:40
Mon, Nov 30 04:53 19:01 14 h 08 min +1:03 20:41
Tue, Dec 1 04:53 19:02 14 h 09 min +1:00 20:42
Wed, Dec 2 04:53 19:03 14 h 10 min +0:58 20:43
Thu, Dec 3 04:53 19:04 14 h 11 min +0:54 20:44
Fri, Dec 4 04:53 19:05 14 h 12 min +0:53 20:45
Sat, Dec 5 04:53 19:06 14 h 13 min +0:51 20:46
Sun, Dec 6 04:53 19:06 14 h 14 min +0:46 20:47
Mon, Dec 7 04:53 19:07 14 h 15 min +0:44 20:48
Tue, Dec 8 04:53 19:08 14 h 15 min +0:42 20:49
Wed, Dec 9 04:53 19:09 14 h 16 min +0:40 20:50
Thu, Dec 10 04:53 19:09 14 h 16 min +0:35 20:51
Fri, Dec 11 04:53 19:10 14 h 17 min +0:34 20:52
Sat, Dec 12 04:53 19:11 14 h 18 min +0:29 20:53
Sun, Dec 13 04:54 19:12 14 h 18 min +0:28 20:53

Sunrise and sunset by month

Month (15th)SunriseSunsetDaylight
November 202604:5918:4813 h 49 min
December 202604:5419:1314 h 19 min
January 202705:1519:2014 h 05 min
February 202705:4519:0013 h 15 min
March 202706:0818:2712 h 19 min
April 202706:3017:4711 h 17 min
May 202706:5117:1810 h 26 min
June 202707:0917:099 h 59 min
July 202707:0917:2010 h 10 min
August 202706:4617:4010 h 54 min
September 202706:0818:0011 h 52 min
October 202705:2818:2112 h 52 min

2026 at a glance

  • Longest day: December 21, 14 h 20 min of daylight
  • Shortest day: June 21, 9 h 59 min
  • Earliest sunset: 17:08 on June 11
  • Latest sunrise: 07:12 on June 30

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

Times are calculated for -32.9332, 27.7766 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.