sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Knysna, South Africa (Western Cape, Eden District Municipality).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 12:43 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Knysna local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 12:24 (elapsed time: -20m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 36°.
Day Length: 10h 14m 56s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 07:16:53 | 12:24:21 | 17:31:49 |
| Azimuth | 66.4° | 0° | 293.8° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
10h 14m 56s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 392 817 km
94 071 135 mi
Knysna ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 693 387 km
93 636 530 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+02:00 |
| Latitude: | -34.03627° |
| Longitude: | 23.04713° |
| Country: | South Africa Western Cape |
| Population: | 68 659 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:49:41 | 5h 49m 41s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:49:41 | 06:19:35 | 29m 54s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:19:35 | 06:50:04 | 30m 29s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:50:04 | 07:16:53 | 26m 49s | |
| Daylight | 07:16:53 | 17:31:49 | 10h 14m 56s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:31:49 | 17:58:38 | 26m 49s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:58:38 | 18:29:08 | 30m 30s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:29:08 | 18:59:01 | 29m 53s | |
| Night | 18:59:01 | 23:59:59 | 5h 0m 58s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 35.8° (
12:43)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 354.4° (
12:43)
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: | 07:15:28 | 07:16:11 | 07:16:53 | 07:17:35 | 07:18:17 |
| Solar noon: | 12:24:15 | 12:24:18 | 12:24:21 | 12:24:25 | 12:24:29 |
| Sunset: | 17:33:02 | 17:32:25 | 17:31:49 | 17:31:14 | 17:30:42 |
| Day Length: | 10h 17m 34s | 10h 16m 14s | 10h 14m 56s | 10h 13m 39s | 10h 12m 25s |
Knysna sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):