sun .5deg.comMthatha, South Africa (Eastern Cape, OR Tambo District Municipality) Sunrise, Sunset, Sun position (Altitude, Azimuth), Twilight and Daylight For day: 2026-05-21.
All times are shown in Mthatha local time (GMT+02:00
).
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Mthatha for this day: 2026-05-21
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:24:38 | 5h 24m 38s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:24:38 | 05:53:47 | 29m 9s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:53:47 | 06:23:28 | 29m 41s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:23:28 | 06:49:31 | 26m 3s | |
| Daylight | 06:49:31 | 17:13:25 | 10h 23m 54s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:13:25 | 17:39:28 | 26m 3s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:39:28 | 18:09:09 | 29m 41s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:09:09 | 18:38:18 | 29m 9s | |
| Night | 18:38:18 | 23:59:59 | 5h 21m 41s |
Sunrise, Sunset and Solar noon here: Mthatha, ZA, for day: 2026-05-21.
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:49:31 | 12:01:28 | 17:13:25 |
| Azimuth | 66.8° | 0° | 293.4° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
10h 23m 54s | ![]() |
Distance Earth-Sun (Center-to-center
12:00):
151 421 259 km94 088 808 mi
0°= North, 180°=South
Table view of above data:
(Azimuth: 0°=North, 90°=West, 180°=South, 270°=East)
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth |
| 000 | -78.4° | 182° |
| 100 | -72.6° | 127.9° |
| 200 | -61.1° | 106.3° |
| 300 | -48.6° | 95.1° |
| 400 | -35.8° | 87° |
| 500 | -23.1° | 79.9° |
| 600 | -10.7° | 72.9° |
| 700 | 1.2° | 65.4° |
| 800 | 12.4° | 56.7° |
| 900 | 22.4° | 46.4° |
| 1000 | 30.6° | 33.6° |
| 1100 | 36.2° | 18° |
| 1200 | 38.3° | 0.5° |
| 1300 | 36.4° | 342.9° |
| 1400 | 31° | 327.3° |
| 1500 | 22.9° | 314.3° |
| 1600 | 13° | 303.8° |
| 1700 | 1.8° | 295.1° |
| 1800 | -10.1° | 287.6° |
| 1900 | -22.4° | 280.6° |
| 2000 | -35.1° | 273.6° |
| 2100 | -47.9° | 265.7° |
| 2200 | -60.5° | 254.8° |
| 2300 | -72.1° | 234.3° |
| 2400 | -78.6° | 182.1° |