sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Soweto, South Africa (Gauteng, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 07:43 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Soweto local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 12:05 (remaining time: +4h 22m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 43.8°.
Day Length: 10h 45m 16s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:42:28 | 12:05:06 | 17:27:44 |
| Azimuth | 68.2° | 0° | 292° |
| Day Length |  |
10h 45m 16s |  |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 386 645 km
94 067 300 mi
Soweto ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 689 682 km
93 634 228 mi
| Local timezone: | GMT+02:00 |
| Latitude: | -26.26781° |
| Longitude: | 27.85849° |
| Country: | South Africa Gauteng |
| Population: | 1 695 047 |
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Zone Type | Start | End | Length |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:22:01 | 5h 22m 1s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:22:01 | 05:49:46 | 27m 45s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:49:46 | 06:17:54 | 28m 8s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:17:54 | 06:42:28 | 24m 34s | |
| Daylight | 06:42:28 | 17:27:44 | 10h 45m 16s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:27:44 | 17:52:18 | 24m 34s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:52:18 | 18:20:27 | 28m 9s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:20:27 | 18:48:12 | 27m 45s | |
| Night | 18:48:12 | 23:59:59 | 5h 11m 47s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 11.4° (
07:43)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 60.9° ( 07:43)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-19 | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-22 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 06:41:25 | 06:41:57 | 06:42:28 | 06:43:00 | 06:43:31 |
| Solar noon: | 12:05:00 | 12:05:03 | 12:05:06 | 12:05:10 | 12:05:14 |
| Sunset: | 17:28:35 | 17:28:09 | 17:27:44 | 17:27:20 | 17:26:58 |
| Day Length: | 10h 47m 10s | 10h 46m 12s | 10h 45m 16s | 10h 44m 20s | 10h 43m 27s |
Soweto sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):