Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Durban, South Africa

In Durban, South Africa the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 17:37 and rises at 06:19. Daylight lasts 11h 18m; evening golden hour runs from 17:04 to 17:52.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light
05:54
Sunrise
06:19
Solar noon
11:58
Sunset
17:37
Last light
18:01
Day length
11h 18m

the sun has already set today

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:04 – 17:52
Blue hour
17:52 – 18:01
Max sun altitude
49.5°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
15:01 / 04:36

The sun sets at 282° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:18 Sunset 17:37 Golden hour 17:05 – 17:52 Day length 11h 19m 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, August 2026

August 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
Sat 1 06:16 06:41 12:02 17:23 17:48 10h 42m +1:17 16:49–17:39 🌖 93%
Sun 2 06:15 06:40 12:02 17:24 17:49 10h 43m +1:18 16:50–17:39 🌖 86%
Mon 3 06:14 06:39 12:02 17:24 17:49 10h 45m +1:19 16:50–17:40 🌖 78%
Tue 4 06:13 06:38 12:02 17:25 17:50 10h 46m +1:20 16:51–17:40 🌖 68%
Wed 5 06:13 06:38 12:01 17:25 17:50 10h 47m +1:22 16:52–17:41 🌖 57%
Thu 6 06:12 06:37 12:01 17:26 17:51 10h 49m +1:23 16:52–17:41 🌗 46%
Fri 7 06:11 06:36 12:01 17:27 17:52 10h 50m +1:24 16:53–17:42 🌘 34%
Sat 8 06:10 06:35 12:01 17:27 17:52 10h 51m +1:25 16:54–17:42 🌘 23%
Sun 9 06:10 06:34 12:01 17:28 17:53 10h 53m +1:26 16:54–17:43 🌘 14%
Mon 10 06:09 06:34 12:01 17:28 17:53 10h 54m +1:27 16:55–17:44 🌘 7%
Tue 11 06:08 06:33 12:01 17:29 17:54 10h 56m +1:28 16:56–17:44 🌘 2%
Wed 12 06:07 06:32 12:00 17:30 17:54 10h 57m +1:29 16:56–17:45 🌑 0%
Thu 13 06:06 06:31 12:00 17:30 17:55 10h 59m +1:30 16:57–17:45 🌒 1%
Fri 14 06:05 06:30 12:00 17:31 17:55 11h 0m +1:30 16:57–17:46 🌒 4%
Sat 15 06:04 06:29 12:00 17:31 17:56 11h 2m +1:31 16:58–17:46 🌒 9%
Sun 16 06:03 06:28 12:00 17:32 17:56 11h 3m +1:32 16:59–17:47 🌒 16%
Mon 17 06:02 06:27 11:59 17:32 17:57 11h 5m +1:33 16:59–17:47 🌒 24%
Tue 18 06:02 06:26 11:59 17:33 17:57 11h 6m +1:34 17:00–17:48 🌒 34%
Wed 19 06:01 06:25 11:59 17:33 17:58 11h 8m +1:34 17:01–17:48 🌒 43%
Thu 20 06:00 06:24 11:59 17:34 17:58 11h 10m +1:35 17:01–17:49 🌓 53%
Fri 21 05:59 06:23 11:59 17:35 17:59 11h 11m +1:36 17:02–17:50 🌔 62%
Sat 22 05:58 06:22 11:58 17:35 17:59 11h 13m +1:36 17:02–17:50 🌔 71%
Sun 23 05:57 06:21 11:58 17:36 18:00 11h 14m +1:37 17:03–17:51 🌔 79%
Mon 24 05:55 06:20 11:58 17:36 18:01 11h 16m +1:38 17:04–17:51 🌔 86%
Tue 25 05:54 06:19 11:58 17:37 18:01 11h 18m +1:38 17:04–17:52 🌔 92%
Wed 26 05:53 06:18 11:57 17:37 18:02 11h 19m +1:39 17:05–17:52 🌔 97%
Thu 27 05:52 06:16 11:57 17:38 18:02 11h 21m +1:39 17:06–17:53 🌔 99%
Fri 28 05:51 06:15 11:57 17:38 18:03 11h 23m +1:40 17:06–17:53 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:50 06:14 11:56 17:39 18:03 11h 24m +1:40 17:07–17:54 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:49 06:13 11:56 17:39 18:04 11h 26m +1:41 17:07–17:54 🌖 95%
Mon 31 05:48 06:12 11:56 17:40 18:04 11h 28m +1:41 17:08–17:55 🌖 89%
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Sat 1 05:18 05:47 06:41 17:23 18:17 18:45 13h 16m 42.2° 290° WNW
Sun 2 05:18 05:46 06:40 17:24 18:18 18:46 13h 15m 42.4° 290° WNW
Mon 3 05:17 05:45 06:39 17:24 18:18 18:46 13h 14m 42.7° 290° WNW
Tue 4 05:17 05:45 06:38 17:25 18:19 18:47 13h 12m 43.0° 289° WNW
Wed 5 05:16 05:44 06:38 17:25 18:19 18:47 13h 11m 43.2° 289° WNW
Thu 6 05:15 05:43 06:37 17:26 18:20 18:48 13h 10m 43.5° 289° WNW
Fri 7 05:15 05:43 06:36 17:27 18:20 18:48 13h 8m 43.8° 288° WNW
Sat 8 05:14 05:42 06:35 17:27 18:21 18:49 13h 7m 44.1° 288° WNW
Sun 9 05:13 05:41 06:34 17:28 18:21 18:49 13h 5m 44.4° 288° WNW
Mon 10 05:12 05:40 06:34 17:28 18:22 18:50 13h 4m 44.6° 287° WNW
Tue 11 05:12 05:40 06:33 17:29 18:22 18:50 13h 2m 44.9° 287° WNW
Wed 12 05:11 05:39 06:32 17:30 18:23 18:51 13h 1m 45.2° 287° WNW
Thu 13 05:10 05:38 06:31 17:30 18:23 18:51 12h 59m 45.5° 286° WNW
Fri 14 05:09 05:37 06:30 17:31 18:24 18:51 12h 58m 45.9° 286° WNW
Sat 15 05:08 05:36 06:29 17:31 18:24 18:52 12h 56m 46.2° 286° WNW
Sun 16 05:07 05:35 06:28 17:32 18:25 18:52 12h 55m 46.5° 285° WNW
Mon 17 05:06 05:34 06:27 17:32 18:25 18:53 12h 53m 46.8° 285° WNW
Tue 18 05:06 05:33 06:26 17:33 18:25 18:53 12h 52m 47.1° 284° WNW
Wed 19 05:05 05:33 06:25 17:33 18:26 18:54 12h 50m 47.4° 284° WNW
Thu 20 05:04 05:32 06:24 17:34 18:26 18:54 12h 48m 47.8° 284° WNW
Fri 21 05:03 05:31 06:23 17:35 18:27 18:55 12h 47m 48.1° 283° WNW
Sat 22 05:02 05:30 06:22 17:35 18:27 18:55 12h 45m 48.4° 283° WNW
Sun 23 05:01 05:29 06:21 17:36 18:28 18:56 12h 44m 48.8° 283° WNW
Mon 24 05:00 05:28 06:20 17:36 18:28 18:56 12h 42m 49.1° 282° WNW
Tue 25 04:59 05:27 06:19 17:37 18:29 18:57 12h 40m 49.5° 282° WNW
Wed 26 04:58 05:25 06:18 17:37 18:29 18:57 12h 39m 49.8° 281° WNW
Thu 27 04:57 05:24 06:16 17:38 18:30 18:58 12h 37m 50.2° 281° W
Fri 28 04:56 05:23 06:15 17:38 18:30 18:58 12h 35m 50.5° 281° W
Sat 29 04:55 05:22 06:14 17:39 18:31 18:59 12h 34m 50.9° 280° W
Sun 30 04:53 05:21 06:13 17:39 18:31 18:59 12h 32m 51.2° 280° W
Mon 31 04:52 05:20 06:12 17:40 18:32 19:00 12h 30m 51.6° 279° W

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 05:47 06:11 11:55 17:41 18:05 11h 29m +1:42 17:08–17:55 🌖 81%
Wed 2 05:46 06:10 11:55 17:41 18:05 11h 31m +1:42 17:09–17:56 🌖 72%
Thu 3 05:44 06:08 11:55 17:42 18:06 11h 33m +1:42 17:10–17:56 🌖 61%
Fri 4 05:43 06:07 11:54 17:42 18:06 11h 34m +1:43 17:10–17:57 🌗 49%
Sat 5 05:42 06:06 11:54 17:43 18:07 11h 36m +1:43 17:11–17:57 🌘 37%
Sun 6 05:41 06:05 11:54 17:43 18:07 11h 38m +1:44 17:11–17:58 🌘 26%
Mon 7 05:40 06:04 11:53 17:44 18:08 11h 40m +1:44 17:12–17:58 🌘 17%
Tue 8 05:38 06:02 11:53 17:44 18:08 11h 41m +1:44 17:12–17:59 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:37 06:01 11:53 17:45 18:09 11h 43m +1:45 17:13–17:59 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:36 06:00 11:52 17:45 18:09 11h 45m +1:45 17:14–18:00 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:35 05:59 11:52 17:46 18:10 11h 47m +1:45 17:14–18:00 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:34 05:58 11:52 17:46 18:10 11h 48m +1:45 17:15–18:01 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:32 05:56 11:51 17:47 18:11 11h 50m +1:46 17:15–18:02 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:31 05:55 11:51 17:47 18:11 11h 52m +1:46 17:16–18:02 🌒 12%
Tue 15 05:30 05:54 11:51 17:48 18:12 11h 54m +1:46 17:16–18:03 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:29 05:53 11:50 17:48 18:12 11h 55m +1:46 17:17–18:03 🌒 28%
Thu 17 05:27 05:51 11:50 17:49 18:13 11h 57m +1:46 17:17–18:04 🌒 37%
Fri 18 05:26 05:50 11:50 17:50 18:13 11h 59m +1:47 17:18–18:04 🌓 46%
Sat 19 05:25 05:49 11:49 17:50 18:14 12h 1m +1:47 17:18–18:05 🌔 55%
Sun 20 05:24 05:48 11:49 17:51 18:14 12h 3m +1:47 17:19–18:05 🌔 64%
Mon 21 05:23 05:46 11:49 17:51 18:15 12h 4m +1:47 17:20–18:06 🌔 73%
Tue 22 05:21 05:45 11:48 17:52 18:16 12h 6m +1:47 17:20–18:06 🌔 81%
Wed 23 05:20 05:44 11:48 17:52 18:16 12h 8m +1:47 17:21–18:07 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:19 05:43 11:47 17:53 18:17 12h 10m +1:47 17:21–18:07 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:17 05:41 11:47 17:53 18:17 12h 11m +1:47 17:22–18:08 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:16 05:40 11:47 17:54 18:18 12h 13m +1:47 17:22–18:09 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:15 05:39 11:46 17:54 18:18 12h 15m +1:47 17:23–18:09 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:14 05:38 11:46 17:55 18:19 12h 17m +1:47 17:23–18:10 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:13 05:36 11:46 17:56 18:19 12h 19m +1:47 17:24–18:10 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:11 05:35 11:45 17:56 18:20 12h 20m +1:47 17:25–18:11 🌖 84%

Longest and shortest day in Durban

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 14h 3m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 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 41 — 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, WNW.

By the end of August the sun will be setting 17 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 34 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Durban

Arrive by 16:49. Golden hour opens at 17:04 and the sun is down by 17:37, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 282° 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 17:52 and runs to 18:01, 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 17:37 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Durban?

It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 18:01 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Durban?

Evening golden hour runs 17:04 to 17:52 today, lasting 47m. Full golden hour times for Durban covers the morning window and the coming week.

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