sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Soweto, South Africa (Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality).
Current time: Friday, 2026-07-03, 15:02 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Soweto local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 12:12 (elapsed time: -2h 49m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 40.8°.
Day Length: 10h 31m 55s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:56:52 | 12:12:50 | 17:28:47 |
| Azimuth | 64.7° | 0° | 295.3° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
10h 31m 55s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 152 097 004 km
94 508 697 mi
Soweto ↔ Sun, nearest point: 151 398 515 km
94 074 676 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+02:00 |
| Latitude: | -26.26781° |
| Longitude: | 27.85849° |
| Country: | South Africa Gauteng |
| Population: | 1 695 047 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:34:46 | 5h 34m 46s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:34:46 | 06:02:59 | 28m 13s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:02:59 | 06:31:42 | 28m 43s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:31:42 | 06:56:52 | 25m 10s | |
| Daylight | 06:56:52 | 17:28:47 | 10h 31m 55s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:28:47 | 17:53:57 | 25m 10s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:53:57 | 18:22:40 | 28m 43s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:22:40 | 18:50:54 | 28m 14s | |
| Night | 18:50:54 | 23:59:59 | 5h 9m 5s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 26° (
15:02)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 316.4° (
15:02)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-02 | 2026-07-03 | 2026-07-04 | 2026-07-05 |
| Day: | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Sunrise: | 06:56:51 | 06:56:52 | 06:56:52 | 06:56:51 | 06:56:49 |
| Solar noon: | 12:12:27 | 12:12:39 | 12:12:50 | 12:13:01 | 12:13:11 |
| Sunset: | 17:28:04 | 17:28:25 | 17:28:47 | 17:29:10 | 17:29:34 |
| Day Length: | 10h 31m 13s | 10h 31m 33s | 10h 31m 55s | 10h 32m 19s | 10h 32m 45s |
Soweto sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):