Sunrise and sunset in Johannesburg, South Africa
5:16 AMsunrise in Johannesburg
November 4, 2026 · Johannesburg, South Africa
- Sunset
- 6:27 PM
- Daylight
- 13h 10m
- First light
- 4:52 AM
- Last light
- 6:51 PM
First light (civil dawn) is when it is light enough to be outdoors without lamps, and last light (civil dusk) is when that ends. Nautical twilight is when the horizon can still be seen at sea; after astronomical dusk the sky is fully dark. Calculated for Johannesburg, South Africa (26.20° S, 28.04° E, GeoNames' point for the city) in South Africa Standard Time. Times assume a level horizon at sea level; hills, buildings and weather can change what you see.
Daylight through 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 5:19 AM | 7:04 PM | 13h 45m |
| February 1 | 5:43 AM | 7:00 PM | 13h 17m |
| March 1 | 6:01 AM | 6:38 PM | 12h 37m |
| April 1 | 6:17 AM | 6:06 PM | 11h 49m |
| May 1 | 6:32 AM | 5:38 PM | 11h 6m |
| June 1 | 6:48 AM | 5:24 PM | 10h 36m |
| July 1 | 6:56 AM | 5:27 PM | 10h 31m |
| August 1 | 6:47 AM | 5:42 PM | 10h 54m |
| September 1 | 6:21 AM | 5:55 PM | 11h 35m |
| October 1 | 5:48 AM | 6:08 PM | 12h 20m |
| November 1 | 5:18 AM | 6:25 PM | 13h 6m |
| December 1 | 5:07 AM | 6:47 PM | 13h 39m |
Twilight in Johannesburg
- Nautical dawn
- 4:23 AM
- Nautical dusk
- 7:20 PM
- Astronomical dawn
- 3:53 AM
- Astronomical dusk
- 7:50 PM
Sunrise and sunset in Johannesburg, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 1 | 5:18 AM | 6:25 PM | 13h 6m | +1m 23s |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 5:18 AM | 6:25 PM | 13h 8m | +1m 22s |
| Tue, Nov 3 | 5:17 AM | 6:26 PM | 13h 9m | +1m 21s |
| Wed, Nov 4 (today) | 5:16 AM | 6:27 PM | 13h 10m | +1m 21s |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 5:16 AM | 6:27 PM | 13h 12m | +1m 20s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 5:15 AM | 6:28 PM | 13h 13m | +1m 19s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 5:15 AM | 6:29 PM | 13h 14m | +1m 18s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 5:14 AM | 6:29 PM | 13h 15m | +1m 17s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 5:13 AM | 6:30 PM | 13h 17m | +1m 16s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5:13 AM | 6:31 PM | 13h 18m | +1m 15s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5:12 AM | 6:32 PM | 13h 19m | +1m 14s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 5:12 AM | 6:32 PM | 13h 20m | +1m 13s |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5:11 AM | 6:33 PM | 13h 22m | +1m 12s |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5:11 AM | 6:34 PM | 13h 23m | +1m 11s |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5:11 AM | 6:35 PM | 13h 24m | +1m 10s |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5:10 AM | 6:35 PM | 13h 25m | +1m 8s |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5:10 AM | 6:36 PM | 13h 26m | +1m 7s |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5:09 AM | 6:37 PM | 13h 27m | +1m 6s |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5:09 AM | 6:38 PM | 13h 28m | +1m 5s |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 5:09 AM | 6:38 PM | 13h 30m | +1m 3s |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 5:09 AM | 6:39 PM | 13h 31m | +1m 2s |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 5:08 AM | 6:40 PM | 13h 32m | +1m 0s |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 5:08 AM | 6:41 PM | 13h 33m | +59s |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 5:08 AM | 6:41 PM | 13h 33m | +57s |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 5:08 AM | 6:42 PM | 13h 34m | +56s |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 5:08 AM | 6:43 PM | 13h 35m | +54s |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 5:07 AM | 6:44 PM | 13h 36m | +52s |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 5:07 AM | 6:44 PM | 13h 37m | +51s |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 5:07 AM | 6:45 PM | 13h 38m | +49s |
| Mon, Nov 30 | 5:07 AM | 6:46 PM | 13h 39m | +47s |
December 2026, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 5:07 AM | 6:47 PM | 13h 39m | +45s |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 5:07 AM | 6:47 PM | 13h 40m | +43s |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 5:07 AM | 6:48 PM | 13h 41m | +41s |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 5:07 AM | 6:49 PM | 13h 41m | +39s |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 5:07 AM | 6:49 PM | 13h 42m | +37s |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 5:08 AM | 6:50 PM | 13h 43m | +35s |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 5:08 AM | 6:51 PM | 13h 43m | +33s |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 5:08 AM | 6:52 PM | 13h 44m | +31s |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 5:08 AM | 6:52 PM | 13h 44m | +29s |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 5:08 AM | 6:53 PM | 13h 45m | +27s |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 5:09 AM | 6:54 PM | 13h 45m | +25s |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 5:09 AM | 6:54 PM | 13h 45m | +23s |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 5:09 AM | 6:55 PM | 13h 46m | +20s |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 5:09 AM | 6:56 PM | 13h 46m | +18s |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 5:10 AM | 6:56 PM | 13h 46m | +16s |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 5:10 AM | 6:57 PM | 13h 47m | +14s |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 5:11 AM | 6:57 PM | 13h 47m | +11s |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 5:11 AM | 6:58 PM | 13h 47m | +9s |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 5:11 AM | 6:58 PM | 13h 47m | +7s |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 5:12 AM | 6:59 PM | 13h 47m | +5s |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 5:12 AM | 6:59 PM | 13h 47m | +2s |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 5:13 AM | 7:00 PM | 13h 47m | 0s |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 5:13 AM | 7:00 PM | 13h 47m | −2s |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 5:14 AM | 7:01 PM | 13h 47m | −5s |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 5:14 AM | 7:01 PM | 13h 47m | −7s |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 5:15 AM | 7:02 PM | 13h 47m | −9s |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 5:16 AM | 7:02 PM | 13h 47m | −12s |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 5:16 AM | 7:02 PM | 13h 46m | −14s |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 5:17 AM | 7:03 PM | 13h 46m | −16s |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 5:17 AM | 7:03 PM | 13h 46m | −18s |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 5:18 AM | 7:03 PM | 13h 45m | −21s |
The year in Johannesburg, 2026
On Wednesday, November 4, Johannesburg gets 1 minute 21 seconds more daylight than the day before.
The earliest sunset was on Monday, June 8, 13 days before the shortest day, so the evenings start getting lighter while the mornings are still getting darker.
The clocks do not change here, so sunrise and sunset move only with the seasons.
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Earliest sunrise | Tuesday, December 1 | 5:07 AM |
| Latest sunrise | Thursday, July 2 | 6:56 AM |
| Earliest sunset | Monday, June 8 | 5:23 PM |
| Latest sunset | Sunday, January 11 | 7:05 PM |
| Longest day | Monday, December 21 | 13h 47m |
| Shortest day | Sunday, June 21 | 10h 30m |
Nearby: Pretoria (53 km)
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The times are for Johannesburg's point in GeoNames (-26.2023, 28.0436), on South Africa Standard Time (from the timezone-boundary-builder map, © OpenStreetMap contributors). Place data © GeoNames, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Across a large city, sunrise and sunset can differ by a minute or more from one side to the other.