sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Soweto, South Africa (Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality).
Current time: Friday, 2026-06-12, 23:58 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Soweto local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 12:08 (elapsed time: -11h 50m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 40.6°.
Day Length: 10h 30m 52s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:53:00 | 12:08:26 | 17:23:52 |
| Azimuth | 64.5° | 0° | 295.6° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
10h 30m 52s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 926 902 km
94 403 000 mi
Soweto ↔ Sun, nearest point: 151 237 558 km
93 974 662 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 | 05:30:45 | 5h 30m 45s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:30:45 | 05:59:02 | 28m 17s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:59:02 | 06:27:47 | 28m 45s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:27:47 | 06:53:00 | 25m 13s | |
| Daylight | 06:53:00 | 17:23:52 | 10h 30m 52s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:23:52 | 17:49:05 | 25m 13s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:49:05 | 18:17:51 | 28m 46s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:17:51 | 18:46:07 | 28m 16s | |
| Night | 18:46:07 | 23:59:59 | 5h 13m 52s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: -86.1° (
23:58)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 218° (
23:58)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-06-10 | 2026-06-11 | 2026-06-12 | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-14 |
| Day: | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Sunrise: | 06:52:16 | 06:52:39 | 06:53:00 | 06:53:21 | 06:53:41 |
| Solar noon: | 12:08:02 | 12:08:14 | 12:08:26 | 12:08:39 | 12:08:51 |
| Sunset: | 17:23:47 | 17:23:49 | 17:23:52 | 17:23:56 | 17:24:02 |
| Day Length: | 10h 31m 31s | 10h 31m 10s | 10h 30m 52s | 10h 30m 35s | 10h 30m 21s |
Soweto sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):