sun .5deg.comMthatha, South Africa (Eastern Cape, OR Tambo District Municipality) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-05-17.
All times are shown in Mthatha local time (GMT+02:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Mthatha for this day: 2026-05-17
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:22:31 | 5h 22m 31s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:22:31 | 05:51:32 | 29m 1s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:51:32 | 06:21:03 | 29m 31s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:21:03 | 06:46:55 | 25m 52s | |
| Daylight | 06:46:55 | 17:15:37 | 10h 28m 42s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:15:37 | 17:41:29 | 25m 52s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:41:29 | 18:11:00 | 29m 31s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:11:00 | 18:40:01 | 29m 1s | |
| Night | 18:40:01 | 23:59:59 | 5h 19m 58s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Mthatha, ZA, for day: 2026-05-17.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:46:55 | 12:01:16 | 17:15:37 |
| Azimuth | 67.8° | 0° | 292.4° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
10h 28m 42s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
151 300 845 km94 013 986 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -77.6° | 181.7° |
| 100 | -71.9° | 129.9° |
| 200 | -60.6° | 107.8° |
| 300 | -48.1° | 96.2° |
| 400 | -35.4° | 87.9° |
| 500 | -22.7° | 80.7° |
| 600 | -10.2° | 73.6° |
| 700 | 1.7° | 66.1° |
| 800 | 13° | 57.4° |
| 900 | 23.1° | 46.9° |
| 1000 | 31.4° | 34° |
| 1100 | 37° | 18.3° |
| 1200 | 39.1° | 0.5° |
| 1300 | 37.2° | 342.6° |
| 1400 | 31.7° | 326.7° |
| 1500 | 23.5° | 313.7° |
| 1600 | 13.5° | 303.2° |
| 1700 | 2.3° | 294.4° |
| 1800 | -9.7° | 286.8° |
| 1900 | -22.1° | 279.8° |
| 2000 | -34.8° | 272.7° |
| 2100 | -47.6° | 264.5° |
| 2200 | -60.1° | 253.2° |
| 2300 | -71.5° | 232.3° |
| 2400 | -77.8° | 181.7° |