Sunrise & Sunset in Richards Bay
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Thursday, 1 October 2026
🌅 Sunrise : 05:31
🌇 Sunset : 17:52
Sunrise & Sunset Times for Today in Richards Bay, South Africa 🇿🇦
Sun Phase: Night
Sunrise : 05:31 ↑ 94.0° E
Sunset : 17:52 ↑ 265.7° W
Day Length : 12h 21m
Sun Direction: SSE
Sun Altitude: -56.68°
Sun Distance: 149.799 million km
Next Solstice: Monday, 21 December 2026 (December Solstice)
September 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Richards Bay
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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 |
06:06
↑
81° E
|
17:37
↑
279° W
|
11h 30m | +1m 37s | 04:47 | 18:56 | 05:15 | 18:29 | 05:42 | 18:01 | 11:52 | 150.97 |
| 2 |
06:05
↑
81° E
|
17:37
↑
278° W
|
11h 32m | +1m 37s | 04:46 | 18:56 | 05:14 | 18:29 | 05:41 | 18:02 | 11:51 | 150.94 |
| 3 |
06:04
↑
82° E
|
17:38
↑
278° W
|
11h 34m | +1m 37s | 04:45 | 18:57 | 05:12 | 18:30 | 05:40 | 18:02 | 11:51 | 150.90 |
| 4 |
06:03
↑
82° E
|
17:38
↑
278° W
|
11h 35m | +1m 38s | 04:44 | 18:57 | 05:11 | 18:30 | 05:39 | 18:03 | 11:51 | 150.87 |
| 5 |
06:02
↑
83° E
|
17:39
↑
277° W
|
11h 37m | +1m 38s | 04:43 | 18:58 | 05:10 | 18:30 | 05:37 | 18:03 | 11:50 | 150.83 |
| 6 |
06:00
↑
83° E
|
17:39
↑
277° W
|
11h 39m | +1m 38s | 04:42 | 18:58 | 05:09 | 18:31 | 05:36 | 18:04 | 11:50 | 150.80 |
| 7 |
05:59
↑
84° E
|
17:40
↑
276° W
|
11h 40m | +1m 39s | 04:41 | 18:59 | 05:08 | 18:31 | 05:35 | 18:04 | 11:50 | 150.76 |
| 8 |
05:58
↑
84° E
|
17:40
↑
276° W
|
11h 42m | +1m 39s | 04:39 | 18:59 | 05:07 | 18:32 | 05:34 | 18:05 | 11:49 | 150.72 |
| 9 |
05:57
↑
84° E
|
17:41
↑
275° W
|
11h 44m | +1m 39s | 04:38 | 19:00 | 05:06 | 18:32 | 05:33 | 18:05 | 11:49 | 150.69 |
| 10 |
05:56
↑
85° E
|
17:41
↑
275° W
|
11h 45m | +1m 40s | 04:37 | 19:00 | 05:04 | 18:33 | 05:32 | 18:06 | 11:49 | 150.65 |
| 11 |
05:55
↑
85° E
|
17:42
↑
275° W
|
11h 47m | +1m 40s | 04:36 | 19:01 | 05:03 | 18:33 | 05:31 | 18:06 | 11:48 | 150.61 |
| 12 |
05:53
↑
86° E
|
17:42
↑
274° W
|
11h 49m | +1m 40s | 04:35 | 19:01 | 05:02 | 18:34 | 05:29 | 18:06 | 11:48 | 150.57 |
| 13 |
05:52
↑
86° E
|
17:43
↑
274° W
|
11h 50m | +1m 40s | 04:34 | 19:02 | 05:01 | 18:34 | 05:28 | 18:07 | 11:47 | 150.53 |
| 14 |
05:51
↑
86° E
|
17:43
↑
273° W
|
11h 52m | +1m 41s | 04:32 | 19:02 | 05:00 | 18:35 | 05:27 | 18:07 | 11:47 | 150.49 |
| 15 |
05:50
↑
87° E
|
17:44
↑
273° W
|
11h 54m | +1m 41s | 04:31 | 19:03 | 04:59 | 18:35 | 05:26 | 18:08 | 11:47 | 150.45 |
| 16 |
05:49
↑
87° E
|
17:44
↑
272° W
|
11h 55m | +1m 41s | 04:30 | 19:03 | 04:57 | 18:36 | 05:25 | 18:08 | 11:46 | 150.41 |
| 17 |
05:47
↑
88° E
|
17:45
↑
272° W
|
11h 57m | +1m 41s | 04:29 | 19:04 | 04:56 | 18:36 | 05:23 | 18:09 | 11:46 | 150.37 |
| 18 |
05:46
↑
88° E
|
17:45
↑
272° W
|
11h 59m | +1m 41s | 04:27 | 19:04 | 04:55 | 18:37 | 05:22 | 18:09 | 11:46 | 150.33 |
| 19 |
05:45
↑
89° E
|
17:46
↑
271° W
|
12h 00m | +1m 42s | 04:26 | 19:05 | 04:54 | 18:37 | 05:21 | 18:10 | 11:45 | 150.28 |
| 20 |
05:44
↑
89° E
|
17:46
↑
271° W
|
12h 02m | +1m 42s | 04:25 | 19:05 | 04:52 | 18:38 | 05:20 | 18:10 | 11:45 | 150.24 |
| 21 |
05:43
↑
90° E
|
17:47
↑
270° W
|
12h 04m | +1m 42s | 04:24 | 19:06 | 04:51 | 18:38 | 05:19 | 18:11 | 11:45 | 150.20 |
| 22 |
05:41
↑
90° E
|
17:47
↑
270° W
|
12h 05m | +1m 42s | 04:22 | 19:06 | 04:50 | 18:39 | 05:17 | 18:11 | 11:44 | 150.16 |
| 23 |
05:40
↑
90° E
|
17:48
↑
269° W
|
12h 07m | +1m 42s | 04:21 | 19:07 | 04:49 | 18:39 | 05:16 | 18:12 | 11:44 | 150.12 |
| 24 |
05:39
↑
91° E
|
17:48
↑
269° W
|
12h 09m | +1m 42s | 04:20 | 19:08 | 04:48 | 18:40 | 05:15 | 18:12 | 11:44 | 150.07 |
| 25 |
05:38
↑
91° E
|
17:49
↑
268° W
|
12h 11m | +1m 42s | 04:19 | 19:08 | 04:46 | 18:40 | 05:14 | 18:13 | 11:43 | 150.03 |
| 26 |
05:37
↑
92° E
|
17:49
↑
268° W
|
12h 12m | +1m 42s | 04:17 | 19:09 | 04:45 | 18:41 | 05:12 | 18:13 | 11:43 | 149.99 |
| 27 |
05:35
↑
92° E
|
17:50
↑
268° W
|
12h 14m | +1m 42s | 04:16 | 19:09 | 04:44 | 18:41 | 05:11 | 18:14 | 11:43 | 149.95 |
| 28 |
05:34
↑
93° E
|
17:50
↑
267° W
|
12h 16m | +1m 42s | 04:15 | 19:10 | 04:43 | 18:42 | 05:10 | 18:15 | 11:42 | 149.90 |
| 29 |
05:33
↑
93° E
|
17:51
↑
267° W
|
12h 17m | +1m 42s | 04:13 | 19:11 | 04:41 | 18:43 | 05:09 | 18:15 | 11:42 | 149.86 |
| 30 |
05:32
↑
94° E
|
17:51
↑
266° W
|
12h 19m | +1m 42s | 04:12 | 19:11 | 04:40 | 18:43 | 05:08 | 18:16 | 11:42 | 149.82 |
|
All times are in local time for Richards Bay. 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 Richards Bay, 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 Richards Bay today at 05:31 local time. Compare today's sunrise to other popular cities worldwide.
The sun sets in Richards Bay today at 17:52 local time. View sunset times for cities worldwide for comparison.
Richards Bay gets approximately 12.0 hours and 21.0 minutes of daylight today (September 30). The moon phase calendar for Richards Bay shows complementary night-time data.
Solar noon — when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky — happens in Richards Bay today at 11:41 local time. This is the moment of maximum solar elevation and is exactly midway between sunrise and sunset.
Civil twilight in Richards Bay begins at 05:06 (before sunrise) and ends at 18:16 (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 Richards Bay can affect how bright twilight actually feels.
Because Richards Bay 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.