Sunrise & Sunset in East London
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14:27:25
Thursday, 17 September 2026
🌅 Sunrise : 06:05
🌇 Sunset : 18:01
Sunrise & Sunset Times for Today in East London, South Africa 🇿🇦
Sun Phase: Daylight
Sunrise : 06:05 ↑ 87.8° E
Sunset : 18:01 ↑ 272.0° W
Day Length : 11h 56m
Sun Direction: NW
Sun Altitude: 41.05°
Sun Distance: 150.363 million km
Next Equinox: Wednesday, 23 September 2026 (September Equinox)
September 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 |
06:26
↑
81° E
|
17:50
↑
279° W
|
11h 24m | +1m 55s | 05:03 | 19:13 | 05:32 | 18:44 | 06:01 | 18:16 | 12:08 | 150.97 |
| 2 |
06:25
↑
81° E
|
17:51
↑
279° W
|
11h 26m | +1m 55s | 05:02 | 19:14 | 05:31 | 18:45 | 05:59 | 18:16 | 12:08 | 150.94 |
| 3 |
06:23
↑
82° E
|
17:52
↑
278° W
|
11h 28m | +1m 56s | 05:01 | 19:14 | 05:30 | 18:46 | 05:58 | 18:17 | 12:07 | 150.90 |
| 4 |
06:22
↑
82° E
|
17:52
↑
278° W
|
11h 30m | +1m 56s | 05:00 | 19:15 | 05:28 | 18:46 | 05:57 | 18:18 | 12:07 | 150.87 |
| 5 |
06:21
↑
82° E
|
17:53
↑
277° W
|
11h 32m | +1m 56s | 04:58 | 19:15 | 05:27 | 18:47 | 05:55 | 18:18 | 12:07 | 150.83 |
| 6 |
06:19
↑
83° E
|
17:54
↑
277° W
|
11h 34m | +1m 57s | 04:57 | 19:16 | 05:26 | 18:47 | 05:54 | 18:19 | 12:06 | 150.80 |
| 7 |
06:18
↑
83° E
|
17:54
↑
276° W
|
11h 36m | +1m 57s | 04:56 | 19:17 | 05:24 | 18:48 | 05:53 | 18:19 | 12:06 | 150.76 |
| 8 |
06:17
↑
84° E
|
17:55
↑
276° W
|
11h 38m | +1m 57s | 04:54 | 19:17 | 05:23 | 18:49 | 05:52 | 18:20 | 12:06 | 150.72 |
| 9 |
06:15
↑
84° E
|
17:56
↑
276° W
|
11h 40m | +1m 58s | 04:53 | 19:18 | 05:22 | 18:49 | 05:50 | 18:21 | 12:05 | 150.69 |
| 10 |
06:14
↑
85° E
|
17:56
↑
275° W
|
11h 42m | +1m 58s | 04:52 | 19:19 | 05:20 | 18:50 | 05:49 | 18:21 | 12:05 | 150.65 |
| 11 |
06:13
↑
85° E
|
17:57
↑
275° W
|
11h 44m | +1m 58s | 04:50 | 19:19 | 05:19 | 18:51 | 05:48 | 18:22 | 12:05 | 150.61 |
| 12 |
06:11
↑
86° E
|
17:57
↑
274° W
|
11h 46m | +1m 59s | 04:49 | 19:20 | 05:18 | 18:51 | 05:46 | 18:23 | 12:04 | 150.57 |
| 13 |
06:10
↑
86° E
|
17:58
↑
274° W
|
11h 48m | +1m 59s | 04:48 | 19:21 | 05:16 | 18:52 | 05:45 | 18:23 | 12:04 | 150.53 |
| 14 |
06:09
↑
86° E
|
17:59
↑
273° W
|
11h 50m | +1m 59s | 04:46 | 19:21 | 05:15 | 18:52 | 05:44 | 18:24 | 12:04 | 150.49 |
| 15 |
06:07
↑
87° E
|
17:59
↑
273° W
|
11h 52m | +2m 00s | 04:45 | 19:22 | 05:14 | 18:53 | 05:42 | 18:25 | 12:03 | 150.45 |
| 16 |
06:06
↑
87° E
|
18:00
↑
272° W
|
11h 54m | +2m 00s | 04:44 | 19:23 | 05:12 | 18:54 | 05:41 | 18:25 | 12:03 | 150.41 |
| 17 |
06:05
↑
88° E
|
18:01
↑
272° W
|
11h 56m | +2m 00s | 04:42 | 19:23 | 05:11 | 18:54 | 05:40 | 18:26 | 12:03 | 150.37 |
| 18 |
06:03
↑
88° E
|
18:01
↑
272° W
|
11h 58m | +2m 00s | 04:41 | 19:24 | 05:10 | 18:55 | 05:38 | 18:26 | 12:02 | 150.33 |
| 19 |
06:02
↑
89° E
|
18:02
↑
271° W
|
12h 00m | +2m 00s | 04:39 | 19:25 | 05:08 | 18:56 | 05:37 | 18:27 | 12:02 | 150.28 |
| 20 |
06:01
↑
89° E
|
18:03
↑
271° W
|
12h 02m | +2m 01s | 04:38 | 19:25 | 05:07 | 18:56 | 05:35 | 18:28 | 12:01 | 150.24 |
| 21 |
05:59
↑
90° E
|
18:03
↑
270° W
|
12h 04m | +2m 01s | 04:37 | 19:26 | 05:05 | 18:57 | 05:34 | 18:28 | 12:01 | 150.20 |
| 22 |
05:58
↑
90° E
|
18:04
↑
270° W
|
12h 06m | +2m 01s | 04:35 | 19:27 | 05:04 | 18:58 | 05:33 | 18:29 | 12:01 | 150.16 |
| 23 |
05:56
↑
91° E
|
18:05
↑
269° W
|
12h 08m | +2m 01s | 04:34 | 19:28 | 05:03 | 18:58 | 05:31 | 18:30 | 12:00 | 150.12 |
| 24 |
05:55
↑
91° E
|
18:05
↑
269° W
|
12h 10m | +2m 01s | 04:32 | 19:28 | 05:01 | 18:59 | 05:30 | 18:30 | 12:00 | 150.07 |
| 25 |
05:54
↑
92° E
|
18:06
↑
268° W
|
12h 12m | +2m 01s | 04:31 | 19:29 | 05:00 | 19:00 | 05:29 | 18:31 | 12:00 | 150.03 |
| 26 |
05:52
↑
92° E
|
18:07
↑
268° W
|
12h 14m | +2m 01s | 04:29 | 19:30 | 04:58 | 19:01 | 05:27 | 18:32 | 11:59 | 149.99 |
| 27 |
05:51
↑
92° E
|
18:07
↑
267° W
|
12h 16m | +2m 01s | 04:28 | 19:31 | 04:57 | 19:01 | 05:26 | 18:33 | 11:59 | 149.95 |
| 28 |
05:50
↑
93° E
|
18:08
↑
267° W
|
12h 18m | +2m 01s | 04:26 | 19:31 | 04:56 | 19:02 | 05:24 | 18:33 | 11:59 | 149.90 |
| 29 |
05:48
↑
93° E
|
18:09
↑
266° W
|
12h 20m | +2m 01s | 04:25 | 19:32 | 04:54 | 19:03 | 05:23 | 18:34 | 11:58 | 149.86 |
| 30 |
05:47
↑
94° E
|
18:09
↑
266° W
|
12h 22m | +2m 01s | 04:24 | 19:33 | 04:53 | 19:04 | 05:22 | 18:35 | 11:58 | 149.82 |
|
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 September is on September 30 and the latest sunset of September is on September 29 or September 30.
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The sun rises in East London today at 06:05 local time. Compare today's sunrise to other popular cities worldwide.
The sun sets in East London today at 18:01 local time. View sunset times for cities worldwide for comparison.
East London gets approximately 11.0 hours and 56.0 minutes of daylight today (September 17). 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 12:03 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 05:40 (before sunrise) and ends at 18:26 (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.