Sunrise & Sunset in Mthatha
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Wednesday, 30 September 2026
🌅 Sunrise : 05:44
🌇 Sunset : 18:05
Sunrise & Sunset Times for Today in Mthatha, South Africa 🇿🇦
Sun Phase: Night
Sunrise : 05:44 ↑ 93.8° E
Sunset : 18:05 ↑ 266.0° W
Day Length : 12h 21m
Sun Direction: S
Sun Altitude: -55.14°
Sun Distance: 149.800 million km
Next Solstice: Monday, 21 December 2026 (December Solstice)
September 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 |
06:21
↑
81° E
|
17:48
↑
279° W
|
11h 26m | +1m 48s | 05:00 | 19:09 | 05:28 | 18:41 | 05:56 | 18:13 | 12:05 | 150.97 |
| 2 |
06:20
↑
81° E
|
17:49
↑
279° W
|
11h 28m | +1m 49s | 04:59 | 19:10 | 05:27 | 18:42 | 05:55 | 18:14 | 12:04 | 150.94 |
| 3 |
06:19
↑
82° E
|
17:49
↑
278° W
|
11h 30m | +1m 49s | 04:58 | 19:10 | 05:26 | 18:42 | 05:54 | 18:14 | 12:04 | 150.90 |
| 4 |
06:18
↑
82° E
|
17:50
↑
278° W
|
11h 32m | +1m 50s | 04:57 | 19:11 | 05:25 | 18:43 | 05:53 | 18:15 | 12:04 | 150.87 |
| 5 |
06:16
↑
82° E
|
17:50
↑
277° W
|
11h 34m | +1m 50s | 04:55 | 19:11 | 05:23 | 18:43 | 05:51 | 18:15 | 12:03 | 150.83 |
| 6 |
06:15
↑
83° E
|
17:51
↑
277° W
|
11h 35m | +1m 50s | 04:54 | 19:12 | 05:22 | 18:44 | 05:50 | 18:16 | 12:03 | 150.80 |
| 7 |
06:14
↑
83° E
|
17:52
↑
276° W
|
11h 37m | +1m 51s | 04:53 | 19:13 | 05:21 | 18:44 | 05:49 | 18:16 | 12:03 | 150.76 |
| 8 |
06:13
↑
84° E
|
17:52
↑
276° W
|
11h 39m | +1m 51s | 04:52 | 19:13 | 05:20 | 18:45 | 05:48 | 18:17 | 12:02 | 150.72 |
| 9 |
06:11
↑
84° E
|
17:53
↑
276° W
|
11h 41m | +1m 51s | 04:50 | 19:14 | 05:18 | 18:46 | 05:46 | 18:18 | 12:02 | 150.69 |
| 10 |
06:10
↑
85° E
|
17:53
↑
275° W
|
11h 43m | +1m 52s | 04:49 | 19:14 | 05:17 | 18:46 | 05:45 | 18:18 | 12:02 | 150.65 |
| 11 |
06:09
↑
85° E
|
17:54
↑
275° W
|
11h 45m | +1m 52s | 04:48 | 19:15 | 05:16 | 18:47 | 05:44 | 18:19 | 12:01 | 150.61 |
| 12 |
06:07
↑
86° E
|
17:54
↑
274° W
|
11h 47m | +1m 52s | 04:46 | 19:16 | 05:15 | 18:47 | 05:43 | 18:19 | 12:01 | 150.57 |
| 13 |
06:06
↑
86° E
|
17:55
↑
274° W
|
11h 48m | +1m 53s | 04:45 | 19:16 | 05:13 | 18:48 | 05:41 | 18:20 | 12:01 | 150.53 |
| 14 |
06:05
↑
86° E
|
17:56
↑
273° W
|
11h 50m | +1m 53s | 04:44 | 19:17 | 05:12 | 18:48 | 05:40 | 18:20 | 12:00 | 150.49 |
| 15 |
06:03
↑
87° E
|
17:56
↑
273° W
|
11h 52m | +1m 53s | 04:42 | 19:17 | 05:11 | 18:49 | 05:39 | 18:21 | 12:00 | 150.45 |
| 16 |
06:02
↑
87° E
|
17:57
↑
272° W
|
11h 54m | +1m 53s | 04:41 | 19:18 | 05:09 | 18:50 | 05:37 | 18:22 | 11:59 | 150.41 |
| 17 |
06:01
↑
88° E
|
17:57
↑
272° W
|
11h 56m | +1m 53s | 04:40 | 19:19 | 05:08 | 18:50 | 05:36 | 18:22 | 11:59 | 150.37 |
| 18 |
06:00
↑
88° E
|
17:58
↑
272° W
|
11h 58m | +1m 54s | 04:38 | 19:19 | 05:07 | 18:51 | 05:35 | 18:23 | 11:59 | 150.33 |
| 19 |
05:58
↑
89° E
|
17:59
↑
271° W
|
12h 00m | +1m 54s | 04:37 | 19:20 | 05:05 | 18:52 | 05:34 | 18:23 | 11:58 | 150.28 |
| 20 |
05:57
↑
89° E
|
17:59
↑
271° W
|
12h 02m | +1m 54s | 04:36 | 19:21 | 05:04 | 18:52 | 05:32 | 18:24 | 11:58 | 150.24 |
| 21 |
05:56
↑
90° E
|
18:00
↑
270° W
|
12h 04m | +1m 54s | 04:34 | 19:21 | 05:03 | 18:53 | 05:31 | 18:25 | 11:58 | 150.20 |
| 22 |
05:54
↑
90° E
|
18:00
↑
270° W
|
12h 06m | +1m 54s | 04:33 | 19:22 | 05:01 | 18:53 | 05:30 | 18:25 | 11:57 | 150.16 |
| 23 |
05:53
↑
91° E
|
18:01
↑
269° W
|
12h 08m | +1m 54s | 04:32 | 19:23 | 05:00 | 18:54 | 05:28 | 18:26 | 11:57 | 150.12 |
| 24 |
05:52
↑
91° E
|
18:02
↑
269° W
|
12h 09m | +1m 54s | 04:30 | 19:23 | 04:59 | 18:55 | 05:27 | 18:26 | 11:57 | 150.07 |
| 25 |
05:50
↑
92° E
|
18:02
↑
268° W
|
12h 11m | +1m 55s | 04:29 | 19:24 | 04:57 | 18:55 | 05:26 | 18:27 | 11:56 | 150.03 |
| 26 |
05:49
↑
92° E
|
18:03
↑
268° W
|
12h 13m | +1m 55s | 04:27 | 19:25 | 04:56 | 18:56 | 05:24 | 18:28 | 11:56 | 149.99 |
| 27 |
05:48
↑
92° E
|
18:04
↑
267° W
|
12h 15m | +1m 55s | 04:26 | 19:25 | 04:55 | 18:57 | 05:23 | 18:28 | 11:56 | 149.95 |
| 28 |
05:47
↑
93° E
|
18:04
↑
267° W
|
12h 17m | +1m 55s | 04:25 | 19:26 | 04:53 | 18:57 | 05:22 | 18:29 | 11:55 | 149.90 |
| 29 |
05:45
↑
93° E
|
18:05
↑
266° W
|
12h 19m | +1m 55s | 04:23 | 19:27 | 04:52 | 18:58 | 05:20 | 18:30 | 11:55 | 149.86 |
| 30 |
05:44
↑
94° E
|
18:05
↑
266° W
|
12h 21m | +1m 55s | 04:22 | 19:28 | 04:51 | 18:59 | 05:19 | 18:30 | 11:55 | 149.82 |
|
All times are in local time for Mthatha. 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 Mthatha, 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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Mthatha gets approximately 12.0 hours and 21.0 minutes of daylight today (September 30). 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 11:55 local time. This is the moment of maximum solar elevation and is exactly midway between sunrise and sunset.
Civil twilight in Mthatha begins at 05:19 (before sunrise) and ends at 18:30 (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.