Sunrise & Sunset in Mthatha
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Monday, 17 August 2026
🌅 Sunrise : 06:38
🌇 Sunset : 17:39
Sunrise & Sunset Times for Today in Mthatha, South Africa 🇿🇦
Sun Phase: Daylight
Sunrise : 06:38 ↑ 74.7° ENE
Sunset : 17:39 ↑ 285.1° WNW
Day Length : 11h 00m
Sun Direction: NNE
Sun Altitude: 40.73°
Sun Distance: 151.460 million km
Next Equinox: Wednesday, 23 September 2026 (September Equinox)
August 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Mthatha
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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 |
06:53
↑
69° ENE
|
17:29
↑
291° WNW
|
10h 35m | +1m 22s | 05:29 | 18:53 | 05:58 | 18:24 | 06:27 | 17:55 | 12:11 | 151.83 |
| 2 |
06:52
↑
70° ENE
|
17:30
↑
290° WNW
|
10h 37m | +1m 23s | 05:28 | 18:53 | 05:57 | 18:25 | 06:26 | 17:56 | 12:11 | 151.81 |
| 3 |
06:51
↑
70° ENE
|
17:30
↑
290° WNW
|
10h 38m | +1m 24s | 05:28 | 18:54 | 05:56 | 18:25 | 06:25 | 17:56 | 12:11 | 151.79 |
| 4 |
06:51
↑
70° ENE
|
17:31
↑
290° WNW
|
10h 40m | +1m 26s | 05:27 | 18:54 | 05:56 | 18:26 | 06:25 | 17:57 | 12:11 | 151.77 |
| 5 |
06:50
↑
70° ENE
|
17:31
↑
289° WNW
|
10h 41m | +1m 27s | 05:26 | 18:55 | 05:55 | 18:26 | 06:24 | 17:57 | 12:10 | 151.75 |
| 6 |
06:49
↑
71° ENE
|
17:32
↑
289° WNW
|
10h 43m | +1m 28s | 05:25 | 18:55 | 05:54 | 18:27 | 06:23 | 17:58 | 12:10 | 151.73 |
| 7 |
06:48
↑
71° ENE
|
17:33
↑
289° WNW
|
10h 44m | +1m 29s | 05:25 | 18:56 | 05:53 | 18:27 | 06:22 | 17:59 | 12:10 | 151.71 |
| 8 |
06:47
↑
72° ENE
|
17:33
↑
288° WNW
|
10h 46m | +1m 30s | 05:24 | 18:57 | 05:53 | 18:28 | 06:21 | 17:59 | 12:10 | 151.69 |
| 9 |
06:46
↑
72° ENE
|
17:34
↑
288° WNW
|
10h 47m | +1m 31s | 05:23 | 18:57 | 05:52 | 18:29 | 06:20 | 18:00 | 12:10 | 151.67 |
| 10 |
06:45
↑
72° ENE
|
17:35
↑
288° WNW
|
10h 49m | +1m 32s | 05:22 | 18:58 | 05:51 | 18:29 | 06:20 | 18:00 | 12:10 | 151.64 |
| 11 |
06:44
↑
72° ENE
|
17:35
↑
287° WNW
|
10h 50m | +1m 33s | 05:22 | 18:58 | 05:50 | 18:30 | 06:19 | 18:01 | 12:10 | 151.62 |
| 12 |
06:43
↑
73° ENE
|
17:36
↑
287° WNW
|
10h 52m | +1m 34s | 05:21 | 18:59 | 05:49 | 18:30 | 06:18 | 18:01 | 12:10 | 151.59 |
| 13 |
06:42
↑
73° ENE
|
17:36
↑
287° WNW
|
10h 53m | +1m 35s | 05:20 | 18:59 | 05:48 | 18:31 | 06:17 | 18:02 | 12:09 | 151.57 |
| 14 |
06:41
↑
74° ENE
|
17:37
↑
286° WNW
|
10h 55m | +1m 36s | 05:19 | 19:00 | 05:47 | 18:31 | 06:16 | 18:03 | 12:09 | 151.54 |
| 15 |
06:40
↑
74° ENE
|
17:38
↑
286° WNW
|
10h 57m | +1m 37s | 05:18 | 19:00 | 05:46 | 18:32 | 06:15 | 18:03 | 12:09 | 151.51 |
| 16 |
06:39
↑
74° ENE
|
17:38
↑
286° WNW
|
10h 58m | +1m 38s | 05:17 | 19:01 | 05:45 | 18:32 | 06:14 | 18:04 | 12:09 | 151.49 |
| 17 |
06:38
↑
75° ENE
|
17:39
↑
285° WNW
|
11h 00m | +1m 39s | 05:16 | 19:01 | 05:45 | 18:33 | 06:13 | 18:04 | 12:09 | 151.46 |
| 18 |
06:37
↑
75° ENE
|
17:40
↑
285° WNW
|
11h 02m | +1m 40s | 05:15 | 19:02 | 05:44 | 18:33 | 06:12 | 18:05 | 12:08 | 151.43 |
| 19 |
06:36
↑
76° ENE
|
17:40
↑
284° WNW
|
11h 03m | +1m 40s | 05:14 | 19:02 | 05:43 | 18:34 | 06:11 | 18:06 | 12:08 | 151.40 |
| 20 |
06:35
↑
76° ENE
|
17:41
↑
284° WNW
|
11h 05m | +1m 41s | 05:13 | 19:03 | 05:42 | 18:34 | 06:10 | 18:06 | 12:08 | 151.37 |
| 21 |
06:34
↑
76° ENE
|
17:41
↑
284° WNW
|
11h 07m | +1m 42s | 05:12 | 19:03 | 05:40 | 18:35 | 06:09 | 18:07 | 12:08 | 151.34 |
| 22 |
06:33
↑
77° ENE
|
17:42
↑
283° WNW
|
11h 08m | +1m 43s | 05:11 | 19:04 | 05:39 | 18:36 | 06:08 | 18:07 | 12:07 | 151.31 |
| 23 |
06:32
↑
77° ENE
|
17:43
↑
283° WNW
|
11h 10m | +1m 43s | 05:10 | 19:04 | 05:38 | 18:36 | 06:07 | 18:08 | 12:07 | 151.27 |
| 24 |
06:31
↑
77° ENE
|
17:43
↑
282° WNW
|
11h 12m | +1m 44s | 05:09 | 19:05 | 05:37 | 18:37 | 06:06 | 18:08 | 12:07 | 151.24 |
| 25 |
06:30
↑
78° ENE
|
17:44
↑
282° WNW
|
11h 14m | +1m 45s | 05:08 | 19:05 | 05:36 | 18:37 | 06:04 | 18:09 | 12:07 | 151.21 |
| 26 |
06:28
↑
78° ENE
|
17:44
↑
282° WNW
|
11h 15m | +1m 45s | 05:07 | 19:06 | 05:35 | 18:38 | 06:03 | 18:10 | 12:06 | 151.18 |
| 27 |
06:27
↑
79° ENE
|
17:45
↑
281° W
|
11h 17m | +1m 46s | 05:06 | 19:06 | 05:34 | 18:38 | 06:02 | 18:10 | 12:06 | 151.14 |
| 28 |
06:26
↑
79° E
|
17:46
↑
281° W
|
11h 19m | +1m 46s | 05:05 | 19:07 | 05:33 | 18:39 | 06:01 | 18:11 | 12:06 | 151.11 |
| 29 |
06:25
↑
80° E
|
17:46
↑
280° W
|
11h 21m | +1m 47s | 05:04 | 19:08 | 05:32 | 18:39 | 06:00 | 18:11 | 12:05 | 151.08 |
| 30 |
06:24
↑
80° E
|
17:47
↑
280° W
|
11h 23m | +1m 47s | 05:02 | 19:08 | 05:31 | 18:40 | 05:59 | 18:12 | 12:05 | 151.04 |
| 31 |
06:23
↑
80° E
|
17:47
↑
280° W
|
11h 24m | +1m 48s | 05:01 | 19:09 | 05:29 | 18:41 | 05:58 | 18:12 | 12:05 | 151.01 |
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In Mthatha, the earliest sunrise of August is on August 31 and the latest sunset of August is on August 30 or August 31.
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Mthatha gets approximately 11.0 hours and 0.0 minutes of daylight today (August 17). The moon phase calendar for Mthatha shows complementary night-time data.
Solar noon — when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky — happens in Mthatha today at 12:09 local time. This is the moment of maximum solar elevation and is exactly midway between sunrise and sunset.
Civil twilight in Mthatha begins at 06:13 (before sunrise) and ends at 18:04 (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 Mthatha can affect how bright twilight actually feels.
Because Mthatha 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.