Sunrise & Sunset in East London
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Saturday, 8 August 2026
🌅 Sunrise : 06:53
🌇 Sunset : 17:35
Sunrise & Sunset Times for Today in East London, South Africa 🇿🇦
Sun Phase: Daylight
Sunrise : 06:53 ↑ 71.2° ENE
Sunset : 17:35 ↑ 288.7° WNW
Day Length : 10h 41m
Sun Direction: NNW
Sun Altitude: 38.25°
Sun Distance: 151.688 million km
Next Equinox: Wednesday, 23 September 2026 (September Equinox)
August 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in East London
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
06:59
↑
69° ENE
|
17:30
↑
291° WNW
|
10h 30m | +1m 27s | 05:34 | 18:55 | 06:03 | 18:26 | 06:32 | 17:56 | 12:14 | 151.83 |
| 2 |
06:58
↑
69° ENE
|
17:30
↑
291° WNW
|
10h 32m | +1m 28s | 05:33 | 18:56 | 06:02 | 18:27 | 06:32 | 17:57 | 12:14 | 151.81 |
| 3 |
06:57
↑
70° ENE
|
17:31
↑
290° WNW
|
10h 33m | +1m 29s | 05:32 | 18:56 | 06:01 | 18:27 | 06:31 | 17:58 | 12:14 | 151.79 |
| 4 |
06:57
↑
70° ENE
|
17:32
↑
290° WNW
|
10h 35m | +1m 31s | 05:31 | 18:57 | 06:01 | 18:28 | 06:30 | 17:58 | 12:14 | 151.77 |
| 5 |
06:56
↑
70° ENE
|
17:32
↑
290° WNW
|
10h 36m | +1m 32s | 05:31 | 18:57 | 06:00 | 18:28 | 06:29 | 17:59 | 12:14 | 151.75 |
| 6 |
06:55
↑
70° ENE
|
17:33
↑
289° WNW
|
10h 38m | +1m 33s | 05:30 | 18:58 | 05:59 | 18:29 | 06:28 | 18:00 | 12:14 | 151.73 |
| 7 |
06:54
↑
71° ENE
|
17:34
↑
289° WNW
|
10h 39m | +1m 34s | 05:29 | 18:59 | 05:58 | 18:29 | 06:28 | 18:00 | 12:14 | 151.71 |
| 8 |
06:53
↑
71° ENE
|
17:35
↑
289° WNW
|
10h 41m | +1m 36s | 05:28 | 18:59 | 05:57 | 18:30 | 06:27 | 18:01 | 12:14 | 151.69 |
| 9 |
06:52
↑
72° ENE
|
17:35
↑
288° WNW
|
10h 43m | +1m 37s | 05:28 | 19:00 | 05:57 | 18:31 | 06:26 | 18:01 | 12:13 | 151.67 |
| 10 |
06:51
↑
72° ENE
|
17:36
↑
288° WNW
|
10h 44m | +1m 38s | 05:27 | 19:00 | 05:56 | 18:31 | 06:25 | 18:02 | 12:13 | 151.64 |
| 11 |
06:50
↑
72° ENE
|
17:37
↑
288° WNW
|
10h 46m | +1m 39s | 05:26 | 19:01 | 05:55 | 18:32 | 06:24 | 18:03 | 12:13 | 151.62 |
| 12 |
06:49
↑
73° ENE
|
17:37
↑
287° WNW
|
10h 48m | +1m 40s | 05:25 | 19:01 | 05:54 | 18:32 | 06:23 | 18:03 | 12:13 | 151.59 |
| 13 |
06:48
↑
73° ENE
|
17:38
↑
287° WNW
|
10h 49m | +1m 41s | 05:24 | 19:02 | 05:53 | 18:33 | 06:22 | 18:04 | 12:13 | 151.57 |
| 14 |
06:47
↑
73° ENE
|
17:39
↑
286° WNW
|
10h 51m | +1m 42s | 05:23 | 19:02 | 05:52 | 18:34 | 06:21 | 18:05 | 12:13 | 151.54 |
| 15 |
06:46
↑
74° ENE
|
17:39
↑
286° WNW
|
10h 53m | +1m 43s | 05:22 | 19:03 | 05:51 | 18:34 | 06:20 | 18:05 | 12:12 | 151.51 |
| 16 |
06:45
↑
74° ENE
|
17:40
↑
286° WNW
|
10h 55m | +1m 44s | 05:21 | 19:04 | 05:50 | 18:35 | 06:19 | 18:06 | 12:12 | 151.49 |
| 17 |
06:44
↑
74° ENE
|
17:41
↑
285° WNW
|
10h 56m | +1m 45s | 05:20 | 19:04 | 05:49 | 18:35 | 06:18 | 18:06 | 12:12 | 151.46 |
| 18 |
06:43
↑
75° ENE
|
17:41
↑
285° WNW
|
10h 58m | +1m 46s | 05:19 | 19:05 | 05:48 | 18:36 | 06:17 | 18:07 | 12:12 | 151.43 |
| 19 |
06:42
↑
75° ENE
|
17:42
↑
285° WNW
|
11h 00m | +1m 46s | 05:18 | 19:05 | 05:47 | 18:37 | 06:16 | 18:08 | 12:12 | 151.40 |
| 20 |
06:40
↑
76° ENE
|
17:43
↑
284° WNW
|
11h 02m | +1m 47s | 05:17 | 19:06 | 05:46 | 18:37 | 06:15 | 18:08 | 12:11 | 151.37 |
| 21 |
06:39
↑
76° ENE
|
17:43
↑
284° WNW
|
11h 03m | +1m 48s | 05:16 | 19:06 | 05:45 | 18:38 | 06:14 | 18:09 | 12:11 | 151.34 |
| 22 |
06:38
↑
76° ENE
|
17:44
↑
283° WNW
|
11h 05m | +1m 49s | 05:15 | 19:07 | 05:44 | 18:38 | 06:12 | 18:10 | 12:11 | 151.31 |
| 23 |
06:37
↑
77° ENE
|
17:45
↑
283° WNW
|
11h 07m | +1m 49s | 05:14 | 19:08 | 05:43 | 18:39 | 06:11 | 18:10 | 12:11 | 151.27 |
| 24 |
06:36
↑
77° ENE
|
17:45
↑
283° WNW
|
11h 09m | +1m 50s | 05:13 | 19:08 | 05:41 | 18:40 | 06:10 | 18:11 | 12:10 | 151.24 |
| 25 |
06:35
↑
78° ENE
|
17:46
↑
282° WNW
|
11h 11m | +1m 51s | 05:12 | 19:09 | 05:40 | 18:40 | 06:09 | 18:11 | 12:10 | 151.21 |
| 26 |
06:33
↑
78° ENE
|
17:46
↑
282° WNW
|
11h 13m | +1m 51s | 05:11 | 19:09 | 05:39 | 18:41 | 06:08 | 18:12 | 12:10 | 151.18 |
| 27 |
06:32
↑
78° ENE
|
17:47
↑
281° WNW
|
11h 15m | +1m 52s | 05:09 | 19:10 | 05:38 | 18:41 | 06:07 | 18:13 | 12:10 | 151.14 |
| 28 |
06:31
↑
79° E
|
17:48
↑
281° W
|
11h 16m | +1m 52s | 05:08 | 19:11 | 05:37 | 18:42 | 06:05 | 18:13 | 12:09 | 151.11 |
| 29 |
06:30
↑
79° E
|
17:48
↑
280° W
|
11h 18m | +1m 53s | 05:07 | 19:11 | 05:36 | 18:43 | 06:04 | 18:14 | 12:09 | 151.08 |
| 30 |
06:28
↑
80° E
|
17:49
↑
280° W
|
11h 20m | +1m 54s | 05:06 | 19:12 | 05:34 | 18:43 | 06:03 | 18:15 | 12:09 | 151.04 |
| 31 |
06:27
↑
80° E
|
17:50
↑
280° W
|
11h 22m | +1m 54s | 05:05 | 19:12 | 05:33 | 18:44 | 06:02 | 18:15 | 12:08 | 151.01 |
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All times are in local time for East London. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not currently in effect. Calculations account for atmospheric refraction and are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today's date is in the table. |
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In East London, the earliest sunrise of August is on August 31 and the latest sunset of August is on August 31.
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The sun rises in East London today at 06:53 local time. Compare today's sunrise to other popular cities worldwide.
The sun sets in East London today at 17:35 local time. View sunset times for cities worldwide for comparison.
East London gets approximately 10.0 hours and 41.0 minutes of daylight today (August 08). The moon phase calendar for East London shows complementary night-time data.
Solar noon — when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky — happens in East London today at 12:14 local time. This is the moment of maximum solar elevation and is exactly midway between sunrise and sunset.
Civil twilight in East London begins at 06:27 (before sunrise) and ends at 18:01 (after sunset) today. Civil twilight is the period when there is enough natural light to see clearly outdoors without artificial lighting. The current weather in East London can affect how bright twilight actually feels.
Because East London is in the Southern Hemisphere, the longest day of the year (summer solstice) is around December 21, and the shortest day (winter solstice) is around June 21. The annual calendar marks both solstices.