Sunset and sunrise times in Gqeberha, South Africa
In Gqeberha, South Africa the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:27 and rises at 05:42. Daylight lasts 12h 44m; evening golden hour runs from 17:53 to 18:42.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 05:17
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Last light
- 18:52
- Day length
- 12h 44m
18h 25m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 17:53 – 18:42
- Blue hour
- 18:42 – 18:52
- Max sun altitude
- 62.8°
- Moon
- 🌑 New moon
- Moonrise / moonset
- 05:21 / 18:37
The sun sets at 261° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October
Sunrise 05:41 Sunset 18:27 Golden hour 17:54 – 18:43 Day length 12h 46m vs today 2 minutes longerWhere Gqeberha is
- Coordinates
- 33.9611° S, 25.6149° E
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Current offset
- UTC+02:00
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Population
- 1,050,078
Sunrise and sunset in Gqeberha, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 05:29 | 05:54 | 12:07 | 18:20 | 18:45 | 12h 25m | +2:06 | 17:47–18:35 | 🌖 75% |
| Fri 2 | 05:28 | 05:53 | 12:06 | 18:21 | 18:46 | 12h 27m | +2:06 | 17:48–18:36 | 🌖 64% |
| Sat 3 | 05:26 | 05:51 | 12:06 | 18:21 | 18:46 | 12h 29m | +2:06 | 17:48–18:37 | 🌗 53% |
| Sun 4 | 05:25 | 05:50 | 12:06 | 18:22 | 18:47 | 12h 32m | +2:06 | 17:49–18:37 | 🌘 41% |
| Mon 5 | 05:24 | 05:49 | 12:05 | 18:23 | 18:48 | 12h 34m | +2:06 | 17:50–18:38 | 🌘 30% |
| Tue 6 | 05:22 | 05:47 | 12:05 | 18:24 | 18:49 | 12h 36m | +2:06 | 17:50–18:39 | 🌘 20% |
| Wed 7 | 05:21 | 05:46 | 12:05 | 18:24 | 18:50 | 12h 38m | +2:06 | 17:51–18:40 | 🌘 11% |
| Thu 8 | 05:19 | 05:45 | 12:05 | 18:25 | 18:50 | 12h 40m | +2:05 | 17:52–18:41 | 🌘 5% |
| Fri 9 | 05:18 | 05:43 | 12:04 | 18:26 | 18:51 | 12h 42m | +2:05 | 17:53–18:41 | 🌘 2% |
| Sat 10 | 05:17 | 05:42 | 12:04 | 18:27 | 18:52 | 12h 44m | +2:05 | 17:53–18:42 | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 05:15 | 05:41 | 12:04 | 18:27 | 18:53 | 12h 46m | +2:05 | 17:54–18:43 | 🌒 1% |
| Mon 12 | 05:14 | 05:39 | 12:04 | 18:28 | 18:54 | 12h 48m | +2:05 | 17:55–18:44 | 🌒 4% |
| Tue 13 | 05:13 | 05:38 | 12:03 | 18:29 | 18:54 | 12h 50m | +2:04 | 17:56–18:45 | 🌒 8% |
| Wed 14 | 05:11 | 05:37 | 12:03 | 18:30 | 18:55 | 12h 52m | +2:04 | 17:56–18:45 | 🌒 14% |
| Thu 15 | 05:10 | 05:36 | 12:03 | 18:31 | 18:56 | 12h 54m | +2:04 | 17:57–18:46 | 🌒 22% |
| Fri 16 | 05:09 | 05:34 | 12:03 | 18:31 | 18:57 | 12h 56m | +2:03 | 17:58–18:47 | 🌒 30% |
| Sat 17 | 05:08 | 05:33 | 12:02 | 18:32 | 18:58 | 12h 59m | +2:03 | 17:59–18:48 | 🌒 39% |
| Sun 18 | 05:06 | 05:32 | 12:02 | 18:33 | 18:59 | 13h 1m | +2:03 | 17:59–18:49 | 🌓 48% |
| Mon 19 | 05:05 | 05:31 | 12:02 | 18:34 | 19:00 | 13h 3m | +2:02 | 18:00–18:50 | 🌔 57% |
| Tue 20 | 05:04 | 05:30 | 12:02 | 18:35 | 19:00 | 13h 5m | +2:02 | 18:01–18:50 | 🌔 67% |
| Wed 21 | 05:03 | 05:28 | 12:02 | 18:35 | 19:01 | 13h 7m | +2:01 | 18:02–18:51 | 🌔 76% |
| Thu 22 | 05:01 | 05:27 | 12:01 | 18:36 | 19:02 | 13h 9m | +2:01 | 18:03–18:52 | 🌔 84% |
| Fri 23 | 05:00 | 05:26 | 12:01 | 18:37 | 19:03 | 13h 11m | +2:00 | 18:03–18:53 | 🌔 91% |
| Sat 24 | 04:59 | 05:25 | 12:01 | 18:38 | 19:04 | 13h 13m | +2:00 | 18:04–18:54 | 🌔 96% |
| Sun 25 | 04:58 | 05:24 | 12:01 | 18:39 | 19:05 | 13h 15m | +1:59 | 18:05–18:55 | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 04:57 | 05:23 | 12:01 | 18:40 | 19:06 | 13h 17m | +1:58 | 18:06–18:56 | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 04:55 | 05:22 | 12:01 | 18:41 | 19:07 | 13h 19m | +1:58 | 18:07–18:57 | 🌖 98% |
| Wed 28 | 04:54 | 05:21 | 12:01 | 18:42 | 19:08 | 13h 21m | +1:57 | 18:08–18:58 | 🌖 94% |
| Thu 29 | 04:53 | 05:20 | 12:01 | 18:42 | 19:09 | 13h 22m | +1:56 | 18:08–18:59 | 🌖 87% |
| Fri 30 | 04:52 | 05:18 | 12:01 | 18:43 | 19:10 | 13h 24m | +1:55 | 18:09–18:59 | 🌖 78% |
| Sat 31 | 04:51 | 05:17 | 12:01 | 18:44 | 19:11 | 13h 26m | +1:54 | 18:10–19:00 | 🌖 68% |
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 04:30 | 05:00 | 05:54 | 18:20 | 19:14 | 19:44 | 11h 32m | 59.3° | 265° W |
| Fri 2 | 04:28 | 04:58 | 05:53 | 18:21 | 19:15 | 19:45 | 11h 30m | 59.7° | 265° W |
| Sat 3 | 04:27 | 04:57 | 05:51 | 18:21 | 19:16 | 19:46 | 11h 28m | 60.1° | 264° W |
| Sun 4 | 04:25 | 04:55 | 05:50 | 18:22 | 19:17 | 19:47 | 11h 26m | 60.5° | 264° W |
| Mon 5 | 04:24 | 04:54 | 05:49 | 18:23 | 19:18 | 19:48 | 11h 24m | 60.9° | 263° W |
| Tue 6 | 04:22 | 04:53 | 05:47 | 18:24 | 19:18 | 19:49 | 11h 22m | 61.2° | 263° W |
| Wed 7 | 04:21 | 04:51 | 05:46 | 18:24 | 19:19 | 19:50 | 11h 20m | 61.6° | 263° W |
| Thu 8 | 04:19 | 04:50 | 05:45 | 18:25 | 19:20 | 19:51 | 11h 18m | 62.0° | 262° W |
| Fri 9 | 04:18 | 04:48 | 05:43 | 18:26 | 19:21 | 19:52 | 11h 16m | 62.4° | 262° W |
| Sat 10 | 04:16 | 04:47 | 05:42 | 18:27 | 19:22 | 19:53 | 11h 14m | 62.8° | 261° W |
| Sun 11 | 04:15 | 04:45 | 05:41 | 18:27 | 19:23 | 19:54 | 11h 12m | 63.1° | 261° W |
| Mon 12 | 04:13 | 04:44 | 05:39 | 18:28 | 19:24 | 19:55 | 11h 10m | 63.5° | 260° W |
| Tue 13 | 04:12 | 04:43 | 05:38 | 18:29 | 19:25 | 19:56 | 11h 7m | 63.9° | 260° W |
| Wed 14 | 04:10 | 04:41 | 05:37 | 18:30 | 19:26 | 19:57 | 11h 5m | 64.3° | 259° W |
| Thu 15 | 04:09 | 04:40 | 05:36 | 18:31 | 19:26 | 19:58 | 11h 3m | 64.6° | 259° W |
| Fri 16 | 04:07 | 04:39 | 05:34 | 18:31 | 19:27 | 19:59 | 11h 1m | 65.0° | 258° WSW |
| Sat 17 | 04:06 | 04:37 | 05:33 | 18:32 | 19:28 | 20:00 | 10h 59m | 65.4° | 258° WSW |
| Sun 18 | 04:04 | 04:36 | 05:32 | 18:33 | 19:29 | 20:01 | 10h 57m | 65.7° | 258° WSW |
| Mon 19 | 04:03 | 04:35 | 05:31 | 18:34 | 19:30 | 20:02 | 10h 55m | 66.1° | 257° WSW |
| Tue 20 | 04:02 | 04:33 | 05:30 | 18:35 | 19:31 | 20:03 | 10h 53m | 66.5° | 257° WSW |
| Wed 21 | 04:00 | 04:32 | 05:28 | 18:35 | 19:32 | 20:04 | 10h 51m | 66.8° | 256° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 03:59 | 04:31 | 05:27 | 18:36 | 19:33 | 20:05 | 10h 49m | 67.2° | 256° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 03:57 | 04:29 | 05:26 | 18:37 | 19:34 | 20:06 | 10h 47m | 67.5° | 255° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 03:56 | 04:28 | 05:25 | 18:38 | 19:35 | 20:07 | 10h 45m | 67.9° | 255° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 03:54 | 04:27 | 05:24 | 18:39 | 19:36 | 20:09 | 10h 43m | 68.2° | 255° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 03:53 | 04:25 | 05:23 | 18:40 | 19:37 | 20:10 | 10h 41m | 68.6° | 254° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 03:52 | 04:24 | 05:22 | 18:41 | 19:38 | 20:11 | 10h 39m | 68.9° | 254° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 03:50 | 04:23 | 05:21 | 18:42 | 19:39 | 20:12 | 10h 37m | 69.2° | 253° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 03:49 | 04:22 | 05:20 | 18:42 | 19:40 | 20:13 | 10h 36m | 69.6° | 253° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 03:48 | 04:21 | 05:18 | 18:43 | 19:41 | 20:14 | 10h 34m | 69.9° | 253° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 03:46 | 04:19 | 05:17 | 18:44 | 19:42 | 20:16 | 10h 32m | 70.2° | 252° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 04:50 | 05:17 | 12:01 | 18:45 | 19:12 | 13h 28m | +1:53 | 18:11–19:01 | 🌖 57% |
| Mon 2 | 04:49 | 05:16 | 12:01 | 18:46 | 19:13 | 13h 30m | +1:53 | 18:12–19:02 | 🌗 45% |
| Tue 3 | 04:48 | 05:15 | 12:01 | 18:47 | 19:14 | 13h 32m | +1:52 | 18:13–19:03 | 🌘 34% |
| Wed 4 | 04:47 | 05:14 | 12:01 | 18:48 | 19:15 | 13h 34m | +1:50 | 18:13–19:04 | 🌘 23% |
| Thu 5 | 04:46 | 05:13 | 12:01 | 18:49 | 19:16 | 13h 36m | +1:49 | 18:14–19:05 | 🌘 15% |
| Fri 6 | 04:45 | 05:12 | 12:01 | 18:50 | 19:17 | 13h 37m | +1:48 | 18:15–19:06 | 🌘 8% |
| Sat 7 | 04:44 | 05:11 | 12:01 | 18:51 | 19:18 | 13h 39m | +1:47 | 18:16–19:07 | 🌘 3% |
| Sun 8 | 04:43 | 05:10 | 12:01 | 18:52 | 19:19 | 13h 41m | +1:46 | 18:17–19:08 | 🌘 1% |
| Mon 9 | 04:42 | 05:09 | 12:01 | 18:53 | 19:20 | 13h 43m | +1:45 | 18:18–19:09 | 🌑 0% |
| Tue 10 | 04:42 | 05:09 | 12:01 | 18:54 | 19:21 | 13h 44m | +1:43 | 18:19–19:10 | 🌒 2% |
| Wed 11 | 04:41 | 05:08 | 12:01 | 18:55 | 19:22 | 13h 46m | +1:42 | 18:20–19:11 | 🌒 5% |
| Thu 12 | 04:40 | 05:07 | 12:01 | 18:56 | 19:23 | 13h 48m | +1:40 | 18:20–19:12 | 🌒 9% |
| Fri 13 | 04:39 | 05:07 | 12:01 | 18:56 | 19:24 | 13h 49m | +1:39 | 18:21–19:13 | 🌒 16% |
| Sat 14 | 04:38 | 05:06 | 12:01 | 18:57 | 19:25 | 13h 51m | +1:37 | 18:22–19:14 | 🌒 23% |
| Sun 15 | 04:38 | 05:05 | 12:02 | 18:58 | 19:26 | 13h 53m | +1:36 | 18:23–19:15 | 🌒 31% |
| Mon 16 | 04:37 | 05:05 | 12:02 | 18:59 | 19:27 | 13h 54m | +1:34 | 18:24–19:16 | 🌒 40% |
| Tue 17 | 04:36 | 05:04 | 12:02 | 19:00 | 19:28 | 13h 56m | +1:32 | 18:25–19:17 | 🌓 50% |
| Wed 18 | 04:36 | 05:04 | 12:02 | 19:01 | 19:29 | 13h 57m | +1:31 | 18:26–19:18 | 🌔 60% |
| Thu 19 | 04:35 | 05:03 | 12:02 | 19:02 | 19:30 | 13h 59m | +1:29 | 18:27–19:19 | 🌔 70% |
| Fri 20 | 04:35 | 05:02 | 12:03 | 19:03 | 19:31 | 14h 0m | +1:27 | 18:28–19:20 | 🌔 79% |
| Sat 21 | 04:34 | 05:02 | 12:03 | 19:04 | 19:32 | 14h 2m | +1:25 | 18:28–19:21 | 🌔 87% |
| Sun 22 | 04:34 | 05:02 | 12:03 | 19:05 | 19:33 | 14h 3m | +1:23 | 18:29–19:22 | 🌔 93% |
| Mon 23 | 04:33 | 05:01 | 12:03 | 19:06 | 19:34 | 14h 4m | +1:21 | 18:30–19:23 | 🌔 98% |
| Tue 24 | 04:33 | 05:01 | 12:04 | 19:07 | 19:35 | 14h 6m | +1:19 | 18:31–19:24 | 🌕 100% |
| Wed 25 | 04:32 | 05:00 | 12:04 | 19:08 | 19:36 | 14h 7m | +1:17 | 18:32–19:25 | 🌖 99% |
| Thu 26 | 04:32 | 05:00 | 12:04 | 19:09 | 19:37 | 14h 8m | +1:14 | 18:33–19:26 | 🌖 96% |
| Fri 27 | 04:32 | 05:00 | 12:05 | 19:10 | 19:38 | 14h 9m | +1:12 | 18:34–19:27 | 🌖 90% |
| Sat 28 | 04:31 | 05:00 | 12:05 | 19:11 | 19:39 | 14h 11m | +1:10 | 18:34–19:28 | 🌖 82% |
| Sun 29 | 04:31 | 04:59 | 12:05 | 19:12 | 19:40 | 14h 12m | +1:07 | 18:35–19:29 | 🌖 72% |
| Mon 30 | 04:31 | 04:59 | 12:06 | 19:12 | 19:41 | 14h 13m | +1:05 | 18:36–19:30 | 🌖 61% |
Longest and shortest day in Gqeberha
The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 14h 25m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 9h 53m.
Between them the day length swings by 4h 31m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:14 on 12 June; the latest is 19:32 on 7 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 04:59 on 5 December to 07:23 on 30 June.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Gqeberha different
It takes roughly 25 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
Photographers get 49 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 4h 31m, one of the widest swings of any South Africa city on the site.
Over a year the sunset point slides 57° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.
Across October the sunset moves 24 minutes later, averaging about 49 seconds a day.
Planning a sunset photo in Gqeberha
Arrive by 17:38. Golden hour opens at 17:53 and the sun is down by 18:27, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 261° 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 18:42 and runs to 18:52, the end of civil twilight and 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Gqeberha today?
The sun sets in Gqeberha at 18:27 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Gqeberha?
It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 18:52 today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Gqeberha?
Evening golden hour runs 17:53 to 18:42 today, lasting 48m. Full golden hour times for Gqeberha covers the morning window and the coming week.