sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Mthatha, South Africa (Eastern Cape, OR Tambo District Municipality).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 14:17 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Mthatha local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 12:04 (elapsed time: -2h 12m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 48.7°.
Day Length: 11h 19m 7s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:25:21 | 12:04:55 | 17:44:28 |
| Azimuth | 79.2° | 0° | 281° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
11h 19m 7s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 150 105 887 km
93 271 474 mi
Mthatha ↔ Sun, nearest point: 149 406 263 km
92 836 748 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+02:00 |
| Latitude: | -31.58893° |
| Longitude: | 28.78443° |
| Country: | South Africa Eastern Cape |
| Population: | 78 663 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:04:17 | 5h 4m 17s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:04:17 | 05:32:29 | 28m 12s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:32:29 | 06:00:49 | 28m 20s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:00:49 | 06:25:21 | 24m 32s | |
| Daylight | 06:25:21 | 17:44:28 | 11h 19m 7s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:44:28 | 18:09:00 | 24m 32s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 18:09:00 | 18:37:20 | 28m 20s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:37:20 | 19:05:32 | 28m 12s | |
| Night | 19:05:32 | 23:59:59 | 4h 54m 27s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 38° (
14:17)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 317.1° (
14:17)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-04-13 | 2026-04-14 | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-16 | 2026-04-17 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 06:24:01 | 06:24:41 | 06:25:21 | 06:26:01 | 06:26:41 |
| Solar noon: | 12:05:24 | 12:05:09 | 12:04:55 | 12:04:40 | 12:04:26 |
| Sunset: | 17:46:47 | 17:45:37 | 17:44:28 | 17:43:20 | 17:42:12 |
| Day Length: | 11h 22m 46s | 11h 20m 56s | 11h 19m 7s | 11h 17m 19s | 11h 15m 31s |
Mthatha sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):