Sunrise and sunset times in Bethlehem
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Bethlehem, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 9, 2026. Current time: 6:45:19 pm
First light at 5:13:07 am Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 5:36:51 am
Sunset time: 6:11:42 pm
Last light at 6:35:29 pm End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -8.1° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 258° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 34 minutes
Sunset in Bethlehem was 33 minutes ago
Moon rose on Oct 9 at 4:39 AM
Moon set on Oct 9 at 5:12 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waning Crescent (1%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 5:50 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 6:11 AMTomorrow
October 10, 2026
First light at 5:11:59 am Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 5:35:44 am
Sunset time: 6:12:16 pm
Last light at 6:36:04 pm End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.
Day length: 12 hours, 36 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Bethlehem
Moon will rise on Oct 10 at 5:10 AM Moon will set on Oct 10 at 6:11 PMMoon phase: 🌑 New Moon (0.2%)
- Bethlehem, Free State
- Latitude: -28.23078 (South)
- Longitude: 28.30707 (East)
- Time zone: South Africa Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2)
Shortest day in Bethlehem, Free State
The shortest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 10 hours, 20 minutes.Longest day in Bethlehem, Free State
The longest day of the year will be in 2 months and 12 days, during the summer solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 13 hours, 56 minutes.
October 2026 - Bethlehem, Free State - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Bethlehem.
All times are in Bethlehem's time: South Africa Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2).
The day length increases by 48 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Bethlehem, Free State - from 12 hours, 21 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 10 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length Calculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun Declination The latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight start Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.5:22:24 am | 5:45:57 am | 6:07:26 pm | Twilight end End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:31:01 pm | 12h 21m 29s | 1m 41s | Solar noon Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:56:48 am | 65° | 4:54:52 am | 6:58:35 pm | 4:27:02 am | 7:26:29 pm | Night length Calculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.11h 37m 21s | 🌔 (69%) | 11:56:38 pm | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:21:13 am | 5:44:47 am | 6:07:57 pm | 6:31:33 pm | 12h 23m 10s | 1m 41s | 11:56:28 am | 65.4° | 4:53:40 am | 6:59:10 pm | 4:25:47 am | 7:27:07 pm | 11h 35m 41s | 🌔 (57%) | 11:56:19 pm | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:20:03 am | 5:43:38 am | 6:08:28 pm | 6:32:05 pm | 12h 24m 50s | 1m 41s | 11:56:09 am | 65.8° | 4:52:27 am | 6:59:44 pm | 4:24:31 am | 7:27:45 pm | 11h 34m 1s | 🌓 (46%) Last quarter at 3:25 pm |
11:56:00 pm | 4.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:18:53 am | 5:42:29 am | 6:08:59 pm | 6:32:38 pm | 12h 26m 30s | 1m 40s | 11:55:50 am | 66.2° | 4:51:15 am | 7:00:19 pm | 4:23:15 am | 7:28:23 pm | 11h 32m 22s | 🌒 (35%) | 11:55:41 pm | 4.4° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:17:43 am | 5:41:21 am | 6:09:31 pm | 6:33:11 pm | 12h 28m 10s | 1m 40s | 11:55:31 am | 66.6° | 4:50:02 am | 7:00:55 pm | 4:22:00 am | 7:29:02 pm | 11h 30m 41s | 🌒 (25%) | 11:55:22 pm | 4.8° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:16:33 am | 5:40:12 am | 6:10:03 pm | 6:33:45 pm | 12h 29m 51s | 1m 40s | 11:55:13 am | 67° | 4:48:50 am | 7:01:31 pm | 4:20:44 am | 7:29:42 pm | 11h 29m 2s | 🌒 (16%) | 11:55:04 pm | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:15:24 am | 5:39:05 am | 6:10:36 pm | 6:34:19 pm | 12h 31m 31s | 1m 40s | 11:54:55 am | 67.4° | 4:47:39 am | 7:02:08 pm | 4:19:29 am | 7:30:22 pm | 11h 27m 21s | 🌒 (8%) | 11:54:46 pm | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:14:15 am | 5:37:57 am | 6:11:09 pm | 6:34:54 pm | 12h 33m 12s | 1m 40s | 11:54:37 am | 67.7° | 4:46:27 am | 7:02:45 pm | 4:18:14 am | 7:31:03 pm | 11h 25m 42s | 🌒 (3%) | 11:54:29 pm | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:13:07 am | 5:36:51 am | 6:11:42 pm | 6:35:29 pm | 12h 34m 51s | 1m 40s | 11:54:20 am | 68.1° | 4:45:16 am | 7:03:23 pm | 4:16:59 am | 7:31:45 pm | 11h 24m 2s | 🌒 (1%) | 11:54:12 pm | 6.3° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:11:59 am | 5:35:44 am | 6:12:16 pm | 6:36:04 pm | 12h 36m 32s | 1m 40s | 11:54:03 am | 68.5° | 4:44:05 am | 7:04:01 pm | 4:15:44 am | 7:32:27 pm | 11h 22m 23s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 5:50 pm |
11:53:55 pm | 6.7° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:10:51 am | 5:34:39 am | 6:12:50 pm | 6:36:40 pm | 12h 38m 11s | 1m 40s | 11:53:47 am | 68.9° | 4:42:55 am | 7:04:40 pm | 4:14:30 am | 7:33:10 pm | 11h 20m 44s | 🌘 (2%) | 11:53:39 pm | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:09:44 am | 5:33:34 am | 6:13:24 pm | 6:37:16 pm | 12h 39m 50s | 1m 39s | 11:53:31 am | 69.2° | 4:41:45 am | 7:05:19 pm | 4:13:16 am | 7:33:54 pm | 11h 19m 5s | 🌘 (5%) | 11:53:24 pm | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:08:38 am | 5:32:29 am | 6:13:59 pm | 6:37:53 pm | 12h 41m 30s | 1m 39s | 11:53:16 am | 69.6° | 4:40:35 am | 7:05:59 pm | 4:12:02 am | 7:34:38 pm | 11h 17m 26s | 🌘 (11%) | 11:53:09 pm | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:07:32 am | 5:31:25 am | 6:14:34 pm | 6:38:30 pm | 12h 43m 9s | 1m 39s | 11:53:01 am | 70° | 4:39:26 am | 7:06:40 pm | 4:10:48 am | 7:35:23 pm | 11h 15m 48s | 🌘 (17%) | 11:52:54 pm | 8.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:06:27 am | 5:30:22 am | 6:15:09 pm | 6:39:08 pm | 12h 44m 47s | 1m 39s | 11:52:47 am | 70.4° | 4:38:17 am | 7:07:21 pm | 4:09:35 am | 7:36:09 pm | 11h 14m 11s | 🌘 (25%) | 11:52:40 pm | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:05:22 am | 5:29:20 am | 6:15:45 pm | 6:39:46 pm | 12h 46m 25s | 1m 38s | 11:52:33 am | 70.7° | 4:37:09 am | 7:08:03 pm | 4:08:22 am | 7:36:55 pm | 11h 12m 33s | 🌘 (34%) | 11:52:27 pm | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:04:18 am | 5:28:18 am | 6:16:22 pm | 6:40:25 pm | 12h 48m 4s | 1m 38s | 11:52:20 am | 71.1° | 4:36:02 am | 7:08:45 pm | 4:07:10 am | 7:37:43 pm | 11h 10m 55s | 🌘 (43%) | 11:52:14 pm | 9.3° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:03:15 am | 5:27:17 am | 6:16:59 pm | 6:41:04 pm | 12h 49m 42s | 1m 38s | 11:52:07 am | 71.5° | 4:34:55 am | 7:09:28 pm | 4:05:58 am | 7:38:30 pm | 11h 9m 18s | 🌗 (52%) First quarter at 6:12 pm |
11:52:01 pm | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:02:12 am | 5:26:17 am | 6:17:36 pm | 6:41:44 pm | 12h 51m 19s | 1m 37s | 11:51:55 am | 71.8° | 4:33:48 am | 7:10:12 pm | 4:04:47 am | 7:39:19 pm | 11h 7m 42s | 🌖 (62%) | 11:51:49 pm | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:01:10 am | 5:25:18 am | 6:18:14 pm | 6:42:24 pm | 12h 52m 56s | 1m 37s | 11:51:43 am | 72.2° | 4:32:43 am | 7:10:56 pm | 4:03:36 am | 7:40:08 pm | 11h 6m 5s | 🌖 (71%) | 11:51:38 pm | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:00:09 am | 5:24:19 am | 6:18:52 pm | 6:43:05 pm | 12h 54m 33s | 1m 37s | 11:51:33 am | 72.5° | 4:31:38 am | 7:11:41 pm | 4:02:26 am | 7:40:58 pm | 11h 4m 29s | 🌖 (80%) | 11:51:28 pm | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 4:59:09 am | 5:23:21 am | 6:19:30 pm | 6:43:46 pm | 12h 56m 9s | 1m 36s | 11:51:22 am | 72.9° | 4:30:33 am | 7:12:26 pm | 4:01:16 am | 7:41:49 pm | 11h 2m 55s | 🌖 (87%) | 11:51:18 pm | 11.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 4:58:09 am | 5:22:25 am | 6:20:09 pm | 6:44:28 pm | 12h 57m 44s | 1m 36s | 11:51:13 am | 73.2° | 4:29:30 am | 7:13:12 pm | 4:00:07 am | 7:42:41 pm | 11h 1m 20s | 🌖 (94%) | 11:51:09 pm | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 4:57:11 am | 5:21:29 am | 6:20:49 pm | 6:45:10 pm | 12h 59m 20s | 1m 35s | 11:51:04 am | 73.6° | 4:28:27 am | 7:13:59 pm | 3:58:59 am | 7:43:33 pm | 10h 59m 45s | 🌖 (98%) | 11:51:00 pm | 11.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 4:56:13 am | 5:20:34 am | 6:21:29 pm | 6:45:53 pm | 13h 0m 55s | 1m 35s | 11:50:56 am | 73.9° | 4:27:25 am | 7:14:46 pm | 3:57:51 am | 7:44:26 pm | 10h 58m 11s | 🌖 (99.7%) | 11:50:53 pm | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 4:55:16 am | 5:19:40 am | 6:22:09 pm | 6:46:37 pm | 13h 2m 29s | 1m 34s | 11:50:49 am | 74.3° | 4:26:24 am | 7:15:33 pm | 3:56:45 am | 7:45:19 pm | 10h 56m 38s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 6:11 am |
11:50:46 pm | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 4:54:21 am | 5:18:47 am | 6:22:50 pm | 6:47:21 pm | 13h 4m 3s | 1m 34s | 11:50:42 am | 74.6° | 4:25:24 am | 7:16:22 pm | 3:55:39 am | 7:46:13 pm | 10h 55m 6s | 🌔 (96%) | 11:50:39 pm | 12.8° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 4:53:26 am | 5:17:56 am | 6:23:32 pm | 6:48:05 pm | 13h 5m 36s | 1m 33s | 11:50:36 am | 75° | 4:24:25 am | 7:17:11 pm | 3:54:34 am | 7:47:08 pm | 10h 53m 33s | 🌔 (90%) | 11:50:34 pm | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 4:52:32 am | 5:17:05 am | 6:24:14 pm | 6:48:50 pm | 13h 7m 9s | 1m 32s | 11:50:31 am | 75.3° | 4:23:27 am | 7:18:00 pm | 3:53:29 am | 7:48:04 pm | 10h 52m 1s | 🌔 (81%) | 11:50:29 pm | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 4:51:39 am | 5:16:15 am | 6:24:56 pm | 6:49:35 pm | 13h 8m 41s | 1m 32s | 11:50:27 am | 75.6° | 4:22:29 am | 7:18:50 pm | 3:52:26 am | 7:49:00 pm | 10h 50m 31s | 🌔 (72%) | 11:50:25 pm | 13.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 4:50:48 am | 5:15:27 am | 6:25:38 pm | 6:50:21 pm | 13h 10m 11s | 1m 31s | 11:50:23 am | 75.9° | 4:21:33 am | 7:19:41 pm | 3:51:24 am | 7:49:57 pm | 10h 49m 2s | 🌔 (61%) | 11:50:22 pm | 14.2° S |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Bethlehem, Free State
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Bethlehem, Free State - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Bethlehem, Free State for every day of the year.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Bethlehem
In Bethlehem, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 2 at 5:01 am, while the latest sunrise is on July 2 at 6:59 am. The earliest sunset is on June 9 at 5:17 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 10 at 7:08 pm.
Bethlehem gets 3h 35m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (13h 56m versus 10h 20m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 06m.
Bethlehem Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Bethlehem. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Bethlehem.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 38.3° above the horizon (around Jun 20) and 85.1° (around Dec 20) in Bethlehem. Sitting almost under the Sun's yearly path, Bethlehem sees the analemma lying nearly flat overhead, with the Sun passing practically through the zenith twice a year.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.