Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Gqeberha, South Africa

In Gqeberha, South Africa the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 17:54 and rises at 06:44. Daylight lasts 11h 9m; evening golden hour runs from 17:20 to 18:10.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light
06:19
Sunrise
06:44
Solar noon
12:19
Sunset
17:54
Last light
18:20
Day length
11h 9m

the sun has already set today

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:20 – 18:10
Blue hour
18:10 – 18:20
Max sun altitude
45.4°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
15:14 / 05:09

The sun sets at 282° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 17:55 Golden hour 17:21 – 18:11 Day length 11h 11m vs today 2 minutes longer

Where 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, 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 06:43 07:10 12:23 17:37 18:04 10h 27m +1:31 17:01–17:54 🌖 93%
Sun 2 06:42 07:09 12:23 17:38 18:05 10h 29m +1:32 17:02–17:54 🌖 86%
Mon 3 06:42 07:08 12:23 17:39 18:05 10h 30m +1:34 17:03–17:55 🌖 78%
Tue 4 06:41 07:07 12:23 17:40 18:06 10h 32m +1:35 17:04–17:56 🌖 68%
Wed 5 06:40 07:06 12:23 17:40 18:07 10h 34m +1:36 17:05–17:56 🌖 57%
Thu 6 06:39 07:05 12:23 17:41 18:07 10h 35m +1:38 17:05–17:57 🌗 46%
Fri 7 06:38 07:04 12:23 17:42 18:08 10h 37m +1:39 17:06–17:58 🌘 34%
Sat 8 06:37 07:03 12:23 17:42 18:09 10h 39m +1:40 17:07–17:58 🌘 23%
Sun 9 06:36 07:02 12:23 17:43 18:09 10h 40m +1:41 17:08–17:59 🌘 14%
Mon 10 06:35 07:01 12:22 17:44 18:10 10h 42m +1:42 17:09–18:00 🌘 7%
Tue 11 06:34 07:00 12:22 17:45 18:10 10h 44m +1:43 17:09–18:00 🌘 2%
Wed 12 06:33 06:59 12:22 17:45 18:11 10h 45m +1:44 17:10–18:01 🌑 0%
Thu 13 06:32 06:58 12:22 17:46 18:12 10h 47m +1:46 17:11–18:02 🌒 1%
Fri 14 06:31 06:57 12:22 17:47 18:12 10h 49m +1:47 17:12–18:03 🌒 4%
Sat 15 06:30 06:56 12:22 17:47 18:13 10h 51m +1:47 17:13–18:03 🌒 9%
Sun 16 06:29 06:55 12:21 17:48 18:14 10h 53m +1:48 17:13–18:04 🌒 16%
Mon 17 06:28 06:54 12:21 17:49 18:14 10h 54m +1:49 17:14–18:05 🌒 24%
Tue 18 06:27 06:53 12:21 17:49 18:15 10h 56m +1:50 17:15–18:05 🌒 34%
Wed 19 06:26 06:52 12:21 17:50 18:16 10h 58m +1:51 17:16–18:06 🌒 43%
Thu 20 06:25 06:50 12:20 17:51 18:16 11h 0m +1:52 17:16–18:07 🌓 53%
Fri 21 06:24 06:49 12:20 17:52 18:17 11h 2m +1:53 17:17–18:07 🌔 62%
Sat 22 06:23 06:48 12:20 17:52 18:18 11h 4m +1:53 17:18–18:08 🌔 71%
Sun 23 06:21 06:47 12:20 17:53 18:18 11h 6m +1:54 17:19–18:09 🌔 79%
Mon 24 06:20 06:46 12:19 17:54 18:19 11h 7m +1:55 17:19–18:09 🌔 86%
Tue 25 06:19 06:44 12:19 17:54 18:20 11h 9m +1:55 17:20–18:10 🌔 92%
Wed 26 06:18 06:43 12:19 17:55 18:20 11h 11m +1:56 17:21–18:11 🌔 97%
Thu 27 06:17 06:42 12:19 17:56 18:21 11h 13m +1:57 17:22–18:11 🌔 99%
Fri 28 06:15 06:41 12:18 17:56 18:22 11h 15m +1:57 17:23–18:12 🌕 100%
Sat 29 06:14 06:39 12:18 17:57 18:22 11h 17m +1:58 17:23–18:13 🌖 99%
Sun 30 06:13 06:38 12:18 17:58 18:23 11h 19m +1:58 17:24–18:13 🌖 95%
Mon 31 06:12 06:37 12:17 17:58 18:24 11h 21m +1:59 17:25–18:14 🌖 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 05:44 06:13 07:10 17:37 18:34 19:04 13h 31m 38.1° 291° WNW
Sun 2 05:43 06:12 07:09 17:38 18:35 19:04 13h 29m 38.3° 291° WNW
Mon 3 05:42 06:12 07:08 17:39 18:35 19:05 13h 28m 38.6° 291° WNW
Tue 4 05:41 06:11 07:07 17:40 18:36 19:05 13h 26m 38.9° 290° WNW
Wed 5 05:41 06:10 07:06 17:40 18:36 19:06 13h 25m 39.1° 290° WNW
Thu 6 05:40 06:09 07:05 17:41 18:37 19:06 13h 23m 39.4° 290° WNW
Fri 7 05:39 06:08 07:04 17:42 18:38 19:07 13h 21m 39.7° 289° WNW
Sat 8 05:38 06:08 07:03 17:42 18:38 19:08 13h 20m 40.0° 289° WNW
Sun 9 05:37 06:07 07:02 17:43 18:39 19:08 13h 18m 40.3° 288° WNW
Mon 10 05:37 06:06 07:01 17:44 18:39 19:09 13h 16m 40.5° 288° WNW
Tue 11 05:36 06:05 07:00 17:45 18:40 19:09 13h 14m 40.8° 288° WNW
Wed 12 05:35 06:04 06:59 17:45 18:41 19:10 13h 13m 41.1° 287° WNW
Thu 13 05:34 06:03 06:58 17:46 18:41 19:11 13h 11m 41.4° 287° WNW
Fri 14 05:33 06:02 06:57 17:47 18:42 19:11 13h 9m 41.8° 287° WNW
Sat 15 05:32 06:01 06:56 17:47 18:43 19:12 13h 7m 42.1° 286° WNW
Sun 16 05:31 06:00 06:55 17:48 18:43 19:12 13h 5m 42.4° 286° WNW
Mon 17 05:30 05:59 06:54 17:49 18:44 19:13 13h 4m 42.7° 285° WNW
Tue 18 05:29 05:58 06:53 17:49 18:44 19:14 13h 2m 43.0° 285° WNW
Wed 19 05:28 05:57 06:52 17:50 18:45 19:14 13h 0m 43.3° 285° WNW
Thu 20 05:27 05:56 06:50 17:51 18:46 19:15 12h 58m 43.7° 284° WNW
Fri 21 05:26 05:55 06:49 17:52 18:46 19:15 12h 56m 44.0° 284° WNW
Sat 22 05:24 05:53 06:48 17:52 18:47 19:16 12h 54m 44.3° 283° WNW
Sun 23 05:23 05:52 06:47 17:53 18:48 19:17 12h 52m 44.7° 283° WNW
Mon 24 05:22 05:51 06:46 17:54 18:48 19:17 12h 50m 45.0° 283° WNW
Tue 25 05:21 05:50 06:44 17:54 18:49 19:18 12h 48m 45.4° 282° WNW
Wed 26 05:20 05:49 06:43 17:55 18:50 19:18 12h 46m 45.7° 282° WNW
Thu 27 05:19 05:48 06:42 17:56 18:50 19:19 12h 44m 46.1° 281° WNW
Fri 28 05:17 05:46 06:41 17:56 18:51 19:20 12h 43m 46.4° 281° W
Sat 29 05:16 05:45 06:39 17:57 18:51 19:20 12h 41m 46.8° 281° W
Sun 30 05:15 05:44 06:38 17:58 18:52 19:21 12h 39m 47.1° 280° W
Mon 31 05:14 05:43 06:37 17:58 18:53 19:22 12h 37m 47.5° 280° 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 06:10 06:36 12:17 17:59 18:24 11h 23m +1:59 17:25–18:15 🌖 81%
Wed 2 06:09 06:34 12:17 18:00 18:25 11h 25m +2:00 17:26–18:15 🌖 72%
Thu 3 06:08 06:33 12:16 18:01 18:26 11h 27m +2:00 17:27–18:16 🌖 61%
Fri 4 06:06 06:32 12:16 18:01 18:26 11h 29m +2:01 17:28–18:17 🌗 49%
Sat 5 06:05 06:30 12:16 18:02 18:27 11h 31m +2:01 17:28–18:17 🌘 37%
Sun 6 06:04 06:29 12:15 18:03 18:28 11h 33m +2:02 17:29–18:18 🌘 26%
Mon 7 06:02 06:27 12:15 18:03 18:28 11h 35m +2:02 17:30–18:19 🌘 17%
Tue 8 06:01 06:26 12:15 18:04 18:29 11h 37m +2:02 17:31–18:19 🌘 9%
Wed 9 06:00 06:25 12:14 18:05 18:30 11h 39m +2:03 17:31–18:20 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:58 06:23 12:14 18:05 18:30 11h 41m +2:03 17:32–18:21 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:57 06:22 12:14 18:06 18:31 11h 43m +2:03 17:33–18:21 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:56 06:21 12:13 18:07 18:32 11h 46m +2:04 17:33–18:22 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:54 06:19 12:13 18:07 18:32 11h 48m +2:04 17:34–18:23 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:53 06:18 12:13 18:08 18:33 11h 50m +2:04 17:35–18:23 🌒 12%
Tue 15 05:52 06:16 12:12 18:09 18:34 11h 52m +2:04 17:36–18:24 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:50 06:15 12:12 18:09 18:34 11h 54m +2:05 17:36–18:25 🌒 28%
Thu 17 05:49 06:14 12:12 18:10 18:35 11h 56m +2:05 17:37–18:25 🌒 37%
Fri 18 05:47 06:12 12:11 18:11 18:36 11h 58m +2:05 17:38–18:26 🌓 46%
Sat 19 05:46 06:11 12:11 18:11 18:36 12h 0m +2:05 17:38–18:27 🌔 55%
Sun 20 05:45 06:09 12:11 18:12 18:37 12h 2m +2:05 17:39–18:27 🌔 64%
Mon 21 05:43 06:08 12:10 18:13 18:38 12h 4m +2:06 17:40–18:28 🌔 73%
Tue 22 05:42 06:07 12:10 18:13 18:38 12h 6m +2:06 17:40–18:29 🌔 81%
Wed 23 05:40 06:05 12:09 18:14 18:39 12h 8m +2:06 17:41–18:29 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:39 06:04 12:09 18:15 18:40 12h 11m +2:06 17:42–18:30 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:38 06:02 12:09 18:16 18:41 12h 13m +2:06 17:43–18:31 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:36 06:01 12:08 18:16 18:41 12h 15m +2:06 17:43–18:32 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:35 06:00 12:08 18:17 18:42 12h 17m +2:06 17:44–18:32 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:33 05:58 12:08 18:18 18:43 12h 19m +2:06 17:45–18:33 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:32 05:57 12:07 18:18 18:43 12h 21m +2:06 17:45–18:34 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:31 05:56 12:07 18:19 18:44 12h 23m +2:06 17:46–18:35 🌖 84%

Longest and shortest day in Gqeberha

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 14h 25m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 9h 53m.

Between them the day length swings by 4h 31m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

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 50 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 41 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 WNW.

Across August the sunset moves 21 minutes later, averaging about 42 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Gqeberha

Arrive by 17:05. Golden hour opens at 17:20 and the sun is down by 17:54, 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 18:10 and runs to 18:20, the end of civil twilight and 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Gqeberha — 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 Gqeberha today?

The sun sets in Gqeberha at 17:54 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Gqeberha?

It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 18:20 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Gqeberha?

Evening golden hour runs 17:20 to 18:10 today, lasting 49m. Full golden hour times for Gqeberha covers the morning window and the coming week.

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