sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Soweto, South Africa (Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 14:17 (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: -2h 9m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 54°.
Day Length: 11h 28m 24s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:24:25 | 12:08:37 | 17:52:49 |
| Azimuth | 79.7° | 0° | 280.5° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
11h 28m 24s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 150 105 887 km
93 271 474 mi
Soweto ↔ Sun, nearest point: 149 405 889 km
92 836 516 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 | 05:07:22 | 5h 7m 22s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:07:22 | 05:34:11 | 26m 49s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:34:11 | 06:01:08 | 26m 57s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:01:08 | 06:24:25 | 23m 17s | |
| Daylight | 06:24:25 | 17:52:49 | 11h 28m 24s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:52:49 | 18:16:06 | 23m 17s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 18:16:06 | 18:43:02 | 26m 56s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:43:02 | 19:09:52 | 26m 50s | |
| Night | 19:09:52 | 23:59:59 | 4h 50m 7s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 42.4° (
14:17)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 314.9° (
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: | 06:23:27 | 06:23:56 | 06:24:25 | 06:24:54 | 06:25:23 |
| Solar noon: | 12:09:06 | 12:08:51 | 12:08:37 | 12:08:22 | 12:08:09 |
| Sunset: | 17:54:46 | 17:53:47 | 17:52:49 | 17:51:51 | 17:50:54 |
| Day Length: | 11h 31m 19s | 11h 29m 51s | 11h 28m 24s | 11h 26m 57s | 11h 25m 31s |
Soweto sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):