Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Durban, South Africa

In Durban, South Africa the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:02 and rises at 05:23. Daylight lasts 12h 38m; evening golden hour runs from 17:30 to 18:17.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
04:59
Sunrise
05:23
Solar noon
11:42
Sunset
18:02
Last light
18:26
Day length
12h 38m

18h 0m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:30 – 18:17
Blue hour
18:17 – 18:26
Max sun altitude
66.9°
Moon
🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset
05:01 / 18:10

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:22 Sunset 18:03 Golden hour 17:31 – 18:17 Day length 12h 40m vs today 2 minutes longer

Where Durban is

Coordinates
29.8579° S, 31.0292° E
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Current offset
UTC+02:00
Elevation
21 m
Population
3,338,026

Sunrise and sunset in Durban, October 2026

October 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Thu 1 05:10 05:34 11:45 17:57 18:21 12h 22m +1:47 17:25–18:11 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:09 05:33 11:45 17:57 18:21 12h 24m +1:47 17:26–18:12 🌖 64%
Sat 3 05:08 05:32 11:44 17:58 18:22 12h 26m +1:47 17:26–18:13 🌗 53%
Sun 4 05:06 05:30 11:44 17:58 18:22 12h 28m +1:47 17:27–18:13 🌘 41%
Mon 5 05:05 05:29 11:44 17:59 18:23 12h 29m +1:47 17:27–18:14 🌘 30%
Tue 6 05:04 05:28 11:44 18:00 18:24 12h 31m +1:47 17:28–18:14 🌘 20%
Wed 7 05:03 05:27 11:43 18:00 18:24 12h 33m +1:47 17:29–18:15 🌘 11%
Thu 8 05:01 05:26 11:43 18:01 18:25 12h 35m +1:47 17:29–18:16 🌘 5%
Fri 9 05:00 05:24 11:43 18:01 18:26 12h 37m +1:47 17:30–18:16 🌘 2%
Sat 10 04:59 05:23 11:42 18:02 18:26 12h 38m +1:46 17:30–18:17 🌑 0%
Sun 11 04:58 05:22 11:42 18:03 18:27 12h 40m +1:46 17:31–18:17 🌒 1%
Mon 12 04:57 05:21 11:42 18:03 18:28 12h 42m +1:46 17:31–18:18 🌒 4%
Tue 13 04:56 05:20 11:42 18:04 18:28 12h 44m +1:46 17:32–18:19 🌒 8%
Wed 14 04:54 05:19 11:41 18:05 18:29 12h 45m +1:46 17:33–18:19 🌒 14%
Thu 15 04:53 05:18 11:41 18:05 18:30 12h 47m +1:45 17:33–18:20 🌒 22%
Fri 16 04:52 05:17 11:41 18:06 18:30 12h 49m +1:45 17:34–18:21 🌒 30%
Sat 17 04:51 05:15 11:41 18:07 18:31 12h 51m +1:45 17:35–18:21 🌒 39%
Sun 18 04:50 05:14 11:41 18:07 18:32 12h 52m +1:44 17:35–18:22 🌓 48%
Mon 19 04:49 05:13 11:40 18:08 18:32 12h 54m +1:44 17:36–18:23 🌔 57%
Tue 20 04:48 05:12 11:40 18:09 18:33 12h 56m +1:44 17:36–18:24 🌔 67%
Wed 21 04:47 05:11 11:40 18:09 18:34 12h 58m +1:43 17:37–18:24 🌔 76%
Thu 22 04:46 05:10 11:40 18:10 18:35 12h 59m +1:43 17:38–18:25 🌔 84%
Fri 23 04:45 05:09 11:40 18:11 18:35 13h 1m +1:42 17:38–18:26 🌔 91%
Sat 24 04:43 05:08 11:40 18:11 18:36 13h 3m +1:42 17:39–18:26 🌔 96%
Sun 25 04:42 05:07 11:39 18:12 18:37 13h 4m +1:41 17:40–18:27 🌔 99%
Mon 26 04:41 05:06 11:39 18:13 18:38 13h 6m +1:40 17:40–18:28 🌕 100%
Tue 27 04:40 05:05 11:39 18:14 18:38 13h 8m +1:40 17:41–18:29 🌖 98%
Wed 28 04:40 05:04 11:39 18:14 18:39 13h 9m +1:39 17:42–18:30 🌖 94%
Thu 29 04:39 05:04 11:39 18:15 18:40 13h 11m +1:39 17:42–18:30 🌖 87%
Fri 30 04:38 05:03 11:39 18:16 18:41 13h 13m +1:38 17:43–18:31 🌖 78%
Sat 31 04:37 05:02 11:39 18:17 18:42 13h 14m +1:37 17:44–18:32 🌖 68%
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
October 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Thu 1 04:14 04:42 05:34 17:57 18:49 19:17 11h 36m 63.4° 266° W
Fri 2 04:12 04:41 05:33 17:57 18:49 19:18 11h 34m 63.8° 265° W
Sat 3 04:11 04:39 05:32 17:58 18:50 19:19 11h 32m 64.2° 265° W
Sun 4 04:10 04:38 05:30 17:58 18:51 19:19 11h 30m 64.6° 264° W
Mon 5 04:08 04:37 05:29 17:59 18:51 19:20 11h 28m 65.0° 264° W
Tue 6 04:07 04:36 05:28 18:00 18:52 19:21 11h 27m 65.3° 263° W
Wed 7 04:06 04:34 05:27 18:00 18:53 19:21 11h 25m 65.7° 263° W
Thu 8 04:04 04:33 05:26 18:01 18:53 19:22 11h 23m 66.1° 263° W
Fri 9 04:03 04:32 05:24 18:01 18:54 19:23 11h 21m 66.5° 262° W
Sat 10 04:02 04:31 05:23 18:02 18:55 19:24 11h 20m 66.9° 262° W
Sun 11 04:00 04:29 05:22 18:03 18:55 19:24 11h 18m 67.2° 261° W
Mon 12 03:59 04:28 05:21 18:03 18:56 19:25 11h 16m 67.6° 261° W
Tue 13 03:58 04:27 05:20 18:04 18:57 19:26 11h 14m 68.0° 260° W
Wed 14 03:57 04:26 05:19 18:05 18:58 19:27 11h 13m 68.4° 260° W
Thu 15 03:55 04:25 05:18 18:05 18:58 19:28 11h 11m 68.7° 259° W
Fri 16 03:54 04:23 05:17 18:06 18:59 19:29 11h 9m 69.1° 259° W
Sat 17 03:53 04:22 05:15 18:07 19:00 19:29 11h 7m 69.5° 259° WSW
Sun 18 03:51 04:21 05:14 18:07 19:01 19:30 11h 6m 69.8° 258° WSW
Mon 19 03:50 04:20 05:13 18:08 19:01 19:31 11h 4m 70.2° 258° WSW
Tue 20 03:49 04:19 05:12 18:09 19:02 19:32 11h 2m 70.6° 257° WSW
Wed 21 03:48 04:18 05:11 18:09 19:03 19:33 11h 0m 70.9° 257° WSW
Thu 22 03:47 04:16 05:10 18:10 19:04 19:34 10h 59m 71.3° 257° WSW
Fri 23 03:45 04:15 05:09 18:11 19:05 19:35 10h 57m 71.6° 256° WSW
Sat 24 03:44 04:14 05:08 18:11 19:06 19:36 10h 55m 72.0° 256° WSW
Sun 25 03:43 04:13 05:07 18:12 19:06 19:37 10h 54m 72.3° 255° WSW
Mon 26 03:42 04:12 05:06 18:13 19:07 19:38 10h 52m 72.6° 255° WSW
Tue 27 03:41 04:11 05:05 18:14 19:08 19:39 10h 50m 73.0° 255° WSW
Wed 28 03:39 04:10 05:04 18:14 19:09 19:40 10h 49m 73.3° 254° WSW
Thu 29 03:38 04:09 05:04 18:15 19:10 19:41 10h 47m 73.7° 254° WSW
Fri 30 03:37 04:08 05:03 18:16 19:11 19:42 10h 46m 74.0° 253° WSW
Sat 31 03:36 04:07 05:02 18:17 19:12 19:43 10h 44m 74.3° 253° WSW

November 2026

November 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sun 1 04:36 05:01 11:39 18:17 18:43 13h 16m +1:36 17:45–18:33 🌖 57%
Mon 2 04:35 05:00 11:39 18:18 18:43 13h 17m +1:35 17:45–18:33 🌗 45%
Tue 3 04:34 04:59 11:39 18:19 18:44 13h 19m +1:35 17:46–18:34 🌘 34%
Wed 4 04:33 04:59 11:39 18:20 18:45 13h 21m +1:34 17:47–18:35 🌘 23%
Thu 5 04:32 04:58 11:39 18:20 18:46 13h 22m +1:33 17:47–18:36 🌘 15%
Fri 6 04:32 04:57 11:39 18:21 18:47 13h 24m +1:32 17:48–18:37 🌘 8%
Sat 7 04:31 04:56 11:39 18:22 18:48 13h 25m +1:31 17:49–18:38 🌘 3%
Sun 8 04:30 04:56 11:39 18:23 18:48 13h 27m +1:30 17:50–18:38 🌘 1%
Mon 9 04:29 04:55 11:39 18:24 18:49 13h 28m +1:29 17:50–18:39 🌑 0%
Tue 10 04:29 04:54 11:39 18:24 18:50 13h 30m +1:28 17:51–18:40 🌒 2%
Wed 11 04:28 04:54 11:39 18:25 18:51 13h 31m +1:26 17:52–18:41 🌒 5%
Thu 12 04:27 04:53 11:39 18:26 18:52 13h 32m +1:25 17:53–18:42 🌒 9%
Fri 13 04:27 04:53 11:40 18:27 18:53 13h 34m +1:24 17:54–18:43 🌒 16%
Sat 14 04:26 04:52 11:40 18:28 18:54 13h 35m +1:22 17:54–18:44 🌒 23%
Sun 15 04:26 04:52 11:40 18:29 18:55 13h 37m +1:21 17:55–18:45 🌒 31%
Mon 16 04:25 04:51 11:40 18:29 18:56 13h 38m +1:20 17:56–18:45 🌒 40%
Tue 17 04:25 04:51 11:40 18:30 18:56 13h 39m +1:18 17:57–18:46 🌓 50%
Wed 18 04:24 04:50 11:41 18:31 18:57 13h 40m +1:17 17:57–18:47 🌔 60%
Thu 19 04:24 04:50 11:41 18:32 18:58 13h 42m +1:15 17:58–18:48 🌔 70%
Fri 20 04:23 04:49 11:41 18:33 18:59 13h 43m +1:14 17:59–18:49 🌔 79%
Sat 21 04:23 04:49 11:41 18:34 19:00 13h 44m +1:12 18:00–18:50 🌔 87%
Sun 22 04:22 04:49 11:41 18:35 19:01 13h 45m +1:10 18:01–18:51 🌔 93%
Mon 23 04:22 04:48 11:42 18:35 19:02 13h 46m +1:08 18:01–18:52 🌔 98%
Tue 24 04:22 04:48 11:42 18:36 19:03 13h 48m +1:07 18:02–18:52 🌕 100%
Wed 25 04:21 04:48 11:42 18:37 19:04 13h 49m +1:05 18:03–18:53 🌖 99%
Thu 26 04:21 04:48 11:43 18:38 19:05 13h 50m +1:03 18:04–18:54 🌖 96%
Fri 27 04:21 04:48 11:43 18:39 19:05 13h 51m +1:01 18:04–18:55 🌖 90%
Sat 28 04:21 04:47 11:43 18:40 19:06 13h 52m +0:59 18:05–18:56 🌖 82%
Sun 29 04:20 04:47 11:44 18:40 19:07 13h 53m +0:57 18:06–18:57 🌖 72%
Mon 30 04:20 04:47 11:44 18:41 19:08 13h 54m +0:55 18:07–18:58 🌖 61%

Longest and shortest day in Durban

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 14h 3m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 10h 13m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 50m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:03 on 10 June; the latest is 19:00 on 9 January. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 04:47 on 3 December to 06:52 on 1 July.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Durban different

Sunset here is followed by about 24 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

Evening golden hour runs 47 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 29.9° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 3h 50m here — among the widest of the 75 cities tracked in South Africa.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 55° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

By the end of October the sun will be setting 20 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 40 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Durban

Arrive by 17:15. Golden hour opens at 17:30 and the sun is down by 18:02, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 262° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:17 and runs to 18:26, the end of civil twilight and 24m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Durban — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Durban today?

The sun sets in Durban at 18:02 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Durban?

It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 18:26 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Durban?

Evening golden hour runs 17:30 to 18:17 today, lasting 46m. Full golden hour times for Durban covers the morning window and the coming week.

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