sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: East London, South Africa (Eastern Cape, Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 11:52 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in East London local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 12:04 (remaining time: +12m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 37.1°.
Day Length: 10h 19m 15s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:55:16 | 12:04:54 | 17:14:31 |
| Azimuth | 66.6° | 0° | 293.5° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
10h 19m 15s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 391 769 km
94 070 484 mi
East London ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 692 237 km
93 635 815 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+02:00 |
| Latitude: | -33.01529° |
| Longitude: | 27.91162° |
| Country: | South Africa Eastern Cape |
| Population: | 478 676 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:29:08 | 5h 29m 8s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:29:08 | 05:58:41 | 29m 33s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:58:41 | 06:28:48 | 30m 7s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:28:48 | 06:55:16 | 26m 28s | |
| Daylight | 06:55:16 | 17:14:31 | 10h 19m 15s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:14:31 | 17:40:59 | 26m 28s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:40:59 | 18:11:06 | 30m 7s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:11:06 | 18:40:39 | 29m 33s | |
| Night | 18:40:39 | 23:59:59 | 5h 19m 20s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 37° (
11:52)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 3.7° (
11:52)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-19 | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-22 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 06:53:54 | 06:54:36 | 06:55:16 | 06:55:57 | 06:56:37 |
| Solar noon: | 12:04:48 | 12:04:50 | 12:04:54 | 12:04:57 | 12:05:02 |
| Sunset: | 17:15:41 | 17:15:05 | 17:14:31 | 17:13:58 | 17:13:26 |
| Day Length: | 10h 21m 47s | 10h 20m 29s | 10h 19m 15s | 10h 18m 1s | 10h 16m 49s |
East London sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):