Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Soweto, South Africa

In Soweto, South Africa the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:12 and rises at 05:38. Daylight lasts 12h 34m; evening golden hour runs from 17:42 to 18:27.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
05:15
Sunrise
05:38
Solar noon
11:55
Sunset
18:12
Last light
18:36
Day length
12h 34m

18h 10m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:42 – 18:27
Blue hour
18:27 – 18:36
Max sun altitude
70.5°
Moon
🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset
05:17 / 18:19

The sun sets at 262° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 05:37 Sunset 18:13 Golden hour 17:42 – 18:27 Day length 12h 35m vs today 2 minutes longer

Where Soweto is

Coordinates
26.2678° S, 27.8585° E
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Current offset
UTC+02:00
Elevation
1,632 m
Population
1,695,047

Sunrise and sunset in Soweto, 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 05:25 05:48 11:58 18:08 18:31 12h 20m +1:32 17:38–18:22 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:24 05:47 11:57 18:09 18:32 12h 21m +1:32 17:38–18:23 🌖 64%
Sat 3 05:22 05:46 11:57 18:09 18:32 12h 23m +1:32 17:39–18:23 🌗 53%
Sun 4 05:21 05:45 11:57 18:10 18:33 12h 25m +1:32 17:39–18:24 🌘 41%
Mon 5 05:20 05:43 11:57 18:10 18:33 12h 26m +1:32 17:39–18:24 🌘 30%
Tue 6 05:19 05:42 11:56 18:10 18:34 12h 28m +1:32 17:40–18:25 🌘 20%
Wed 7 05:18 05:41 11:56 18:11 18:34 12h 29m +1:32 17:40–18:25 🌘 11%
Thu 8 05:17 05:40 11:56 18:11 18:35 12h 31m +1:32 17:41–18:26 🌘 5%
Fri 9 05:16 05:39 11:55 18:12 18:35 12h 32m +1:32 17:41–18:26 🌘 2%
Sat 10 05:15 05:38 11:55 18:12 18:36 12h 34m +1:32 17:42–18:27 🌑 0%
Sun 11 05:14 05:37 11:55 18:13 18:36 12h 35m +1:31 17:42–18:27 🌒 1%
Mon 12 05:13 05:36 11:55 18:13 18:37 12h 37m +1:31 17:43–18:28 🌒 4%
Tue 13 05:12 05:35 11:54 18:14 18:37 12h 38m +1:31 17:43–18:28 🌒 8%
Wed 14 05:11 05:34 11:54 18:14 18:38 12h 40m +1:31 17:44–18:29 🌒 14%
Thu 15 05:10 05:33 11:54 18:15 18:38 12h 41m +1:30 17:44–18:29 🌒 22%
Fri 16 05:09 05:32 11:54 18:15 18:39 12h 43m +1:30 17:45–18:30 🌒 30%
Sat 17 05:08 05:31 11:53 18:16 18:40 12h 44m +1:30 17:45–18:30 🌒 39%
Sun 18 05:07 05:30 11:53 18:17 18:40 12h 46m +1:30 17:46–18:31 🌓 48%
Mon 19 05:06 05:29 11:53 18:17 18:41 12h 47m +1:29 17:46–18:32 🌔 57%
Tue 20 05:05 05:28 11:53 18:18 18:41 12h 49m +1:29 17:47–18:32 🌔 67%
Wed 21 05:04 05:28 11:53 18:18 18:42 12h 50m +1:29 17:47–18:33 🌔 76%
Thu 22 05:03 05:27 11:53 18:19 18:43 12h 52m +1:28 17:48–18:33 🌔 84%
Fri 23 05:02 05:26 11:52 18:19 18:43 12h 53m +1:28 17:48–18:34 🌔 91%
Sat 24 05:01 05:25 11:52 18:20 18:44 12h 55m +1:27 17:49–18:35 🌔 96%
Sun 25 05:00 05:24 11:52 18:21 18:45 12h 56m +1:27 17:49–18:35 🌔 99%
Mon 26 04:59 05:23 11:52 18:21 18:45 12h 57m +1:26 17:50–18:36 🌕 100%
Tue 27 04:58 05:22 11:52 18:22 18:46 12h 59m +1:26 17:50–18:36 🌖 98%
Wed 28 04:58 05:22 11:52 18:22 18:46 13h 0m +1:25 17:51–18:37 🌖 94%
Thu 29 04:57 05:21 11:52 18:23 18:47 13h 2m +1:25 17:52–18:38 🌖 87%
Fri 30 04:56 05:20 11:52 18:24 18:48 13h 3m +1:24 17:52–18:38 🌖 78%
Sat 31 04:55 05:19 11:52 18:24 18:49 13h 5m +1:23 17:53–18:39 🌖 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 04:30 04:58 05:48 18:08 18:58 19:26 11h 38m 67.0° 266° W
Fri 2 04:29 04:56 05:47 18:09 18:59 19:26 11h 37m 67.4° 265° W
Sat 3 04:28 04:55 05:46 18:09 18:59 19:27 11h 35m 67.8° 265° W
Sun 4 04:27 04:54 05:45 18:10 19:00 19:27 11h 33m 68.2° 265° W
Mon 5 04:26 04:53 05:43 18:10 19:00 19:28 11h 32m 68.5° 264° W
Tue 6 04:24 04:52 05:42 18:10 19:01 19:29 11h 30m 68.9° 264° W
Wed 7 04:23 04:51 05:41 18:11 19:01 19:29 11h 29m 69.3° 263° W
Thu 8 04:22 04:50 05:40 18:11 19:02 19:30 11h 27m 69.7° 263° W
Fri 9 04:21 04:49 05:39 18:12 19:03 19:30 11h 26m 70.1° 262° W
Sat 10 04:20 04:48 05:38 18:12 19:03 19:31 11h 24m 70.5° 262° W
Sun 11 04:19 04:46 05:37 18:13 19:04 19:32 11h 23m 70.8° 262° W
Mon 12 04:17 04:45 05:36 18:13 19:04 19:32 11h 21m 71.2° 261° W
Tue 13 04:16 04:44 05:35 18:14 19:05 19:33 11h 20m 71.6° 261° W
Wed 14 04:15 04:43 05:34 18:14 19:06 19:34 11h 18m 72.0° 260° W
Thu 15 04:14 04:42 05:33 18:15 19:06 19:34 11h 17m 72.3° 260° W
Fri 16 04:13 04:41 05:32 18:15 19:07 19:35 11h 15m 72.7° 259° W
Sat 17 04:12 04:40 05:31 18:16 19:07 19:36 11h 14m 73.1° 259° W
Sun 18 04:11 04:39 05:30 18:17 19:08 19:36 11h 12m 73.4° 259° WSW
Mon 19 04:10 04:38 05:29 18:17 19:09 19:37 11h 11m 73.8° 258° WSW
Tue 20 04:08 04:37 05:28 18:18 19:09 19:38 11h 9m 74.1° 258° WSW
Wed 21 04:07 04:36 05:28 18:18 19:10 19:39 11h 8m 74.5° 257° WSW
Thu 22 04:06 04:35 05:27 18:19 19:11 19:39 11h 6m 74.9° 257° WSW
Fri 23 04:05 04:34 05:26 18:19 19:11 19:40 11h 5m 75.2° 257° WSW
Sat 24 04:04 04:33 05:25 18:20 19:12 19:41 11h 4m 75.6° 256° WSW
Sun 25 04:03 04:32 05:24 18:21 19:13 19:42 11h 2m 75.9° 256° WSW
Mon 26 04:02 04:31 05:23 18:21 19:13 19:42 11h 1m 76.2° 255° WSW
Tue 27 04:01 04:30 05:22 18:22 19:14 19:43 10h 59m 76.6° 255° WSW
Wed 28 04:00 04:29 05:22 18:22 19:15 19:44 10h 58m 76.9° 255° WSW
Thu 29 03:59 04:28 05:21 18:23 19:16 19:45 10h 57m 77.2° 254° WSW
Fri 30 03:58 04:27 05:20 18:24 19:16 19:46 10h 55m 77.6° 254° WSW
Sat 31 03:57 04:27 05:19 18:24 19:17 19:47 10h 54m 77.9° 254° 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 04:54 05:19 11:52 18:25 18:49 13h 6m +1:23 17:53–18:40 🌖 57%
Mon 2 04:54 05:18 11:52 18:26 18:50 13h 7m +1:22 17:54–18:41 🌗 45%
Tue 3 04:53 05:17 11:52 18:26 18:51 13h 9m +1:21 17:55–18:41 🌘 34%
Wed 4 04:52 05:17 11:52 18:27 18:51 13h 10m +1:20 17:55–18:42 🌘 23%
Thu 5 04:51 05:16 11:52 18:28 18:52 13h 11m +1:20 17:56–18:43 🌘 15%
Fri 6 04:51 05:15 11:52 18:28 18:53 13h 13m +1:19 17:57–18:43 🌘 8%
Sat 7 04:50 05:15 11:52 18:29 18:54 13h 14m +1:18 17:57–18:44 🌘 3%
Sun 8 04:50 05:14 11:52 18:30 18:54 13h 15m +1:17 17:58–18:45 🌘 1%
Mon 9 04:49 05:14 11:52 18:30 18:55 13h 16m +1:16 17:58–18:46 🌑 0%
Tue 10 04:48 05:13 11:52 18:31 18:56 13h 18m +1:15 17:59–18:46 🌒 2%
Wed 11 04:48 05:13 11:52 18:32 18:57 13h 19m +1:14 18:00–18:47 🌒 5%
Thu 12 04:47 05:12 11:52 18:33 18:57 13h 20m +1:13 18:00–18:48 🌒 9%
Fri 13 04:47 05:12 11:52 18:33 18:58 13h 21m +1:12 18:01–18:49 🌒 16%
Sat 14 04:46 05:11 11:52 18:34 18:59 13h 22m +1:11 18:02–18:49 🌒 23%
Sun 15 04:46 05:11 11:53 18:35 19:00 13h 24m +1:09 18:02–18:50 🌒 31%
Mon 16 04:45 05:10 11:53 18:36 19:01 13h 25m +1:08 18:03–18:51 🌒 40%
Tue 17 04:45 05:10 11:53 18:36 19:01 13h 26m +1:07 18:04–18:52 🌓 50%
Wed 18 04:44 05:10 11:53 18:37 19:02 13h 27m +1:06 18:05–18:52 🌔 60%
Thu 19 04:44 05:09 11:53 18:38 19:03 13h 28m +1:04 18:05–18:53 🌔 70%
Fri 20 04:44 05:09 11:54 18:39 19:04 13h 29m +1:03 18:06–18:54 🌔 79%
Sat 21 04:43 05:09 11:54 18:39 19:05 13h 30m +1:01 18:07–18:55 🌔 87%
Sun 22 04:43 05:08 11:54 18:40 19:05 13h 31m +1:00 18:07–18:56 🌔 93%
Mon 23 04:43 05:08 11:54 18:41 19:06 13h 32m +0:58 18:08–18:56 🌔 98%
Tue 24 04:43 05:08 11:55 18:42 19:07 13h 33m +0:57 18:09–18:57 🌕 100%
Wed 25 04:42 05:08 11:55 18:42 19:08 13h 34m +0:55 18:09–18:58 🌖 99%
Thu 26 04:42 05:08 11:55 18:43 19:09 13h 35m +0:54 18:10–18:59 🌖 96%
Fri 27 04:42 05:08 11:56 18:44 19:09 13h 36m +0:52 18:11–19:00 🌖 90%
Sat 28 04:42 05:08 11:56 18:45 19:10 13h 37m +0:50 18:12–19:00 🌖 82%
Sun 29 04:42 05:08 11:56 18:45 19:11 13h 37m +0:48 18:12–19:01 🌖 72%
Mon 30 04:42 05:07 11:57 18:46 19:12 13h 38m +0:47 18:13–19:02 🌖 61%

Longest and shortest day in Soweto

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 13h 47m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 10h 29m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 17m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:23 on 9 June; the latest is 19:05 on 12 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 05:07 on 1 December to 06:56 on 3 July.

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

What makes sunsets in Soweto different

It takes roughly 23 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

The shallow approach angle at 26.3° stretches this evening's golden hour to 45 minutes, against about 40 for a city on the equator today.

Between solstices the sunset walks 53° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.

Sunset drifts 32 seconds later each day this month — 16 minutes from the first of October to the last.

At 1,632 m the horizon sits 1.4° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 6.3 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 12.6 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Planning a sunset photo in Soweto

Arrive by 17:27. Golden hour opens at 17:42 and the sun is down by 18:12, 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 18:27 and runs to 18:36, the end of civil twilight and 23m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Soweto — 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 Soweto today?

The sun sets in Soweto at 18:12 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Soweto?

It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 18:36 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Soweto?

Evening golden hour runs 17:42 to 18:27 today, lasting 44m. Full golden hour times for Soweto covers the morning window and the coming week.

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