Sunrise and sunset times in Carletonville
EditSunrise in Carletonville today is at 5:21 am and sunset is at 6:26 pm. Today has 13 hours, 5 minutes of daylight, 1 minute, 24 seconds more than yesterday. Read moreShow less
When it gets light and dark in Carletonville
Dawn (first light) is at 4:57 am, 24 minutes before sunrise, when civil twilight begins. The first faint glow in the sky (astronomical twilight) starts at 3:59 am.
It gets dark in Carletonville at 6:51 pm (dusk), 25 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends. Astronomical night starts at 7:49 pm.
Golden hour and blue hour in Carletonville
Golden hour is 5:07–5:53 am and 5:55–6:42 pm.
Blue hour is 4:57–5:07 am, before sunrise, and 6:42–6:51 pm, after sunset.
Solar noon is at 11:54 am, when the Sun is highest, 78° above the horizon.
Sunrise and sunset in Carletonville tomorrow
Tomorrow in Carletonville, sunrise is at 5:20 am and sunset is at 6:27 pm.
Today
October 31, 2026. Current time: 10:44:27 pm
Sunrise time: 5:21:33 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.4:57First light4:57:22 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.4:57–5:07Blue hour4:57:22 am – 5:06:46 am
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.5:07–5:53Golden hour5:06:46 am – 5:53:03 am
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.
Sunset time: 6:26:47 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.6:42–6:51Blue hour6:41:35 pm – 6:51:01 pm
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.6:51Dark6:51:01 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:49Night7:49:13 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -45.95° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 204.62° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 13 hours, 5 minutes
Sunset in Carletonville was 4 hours, 17 minutes ago
Moonset: 9:56 am
Moonrise: Nov 1, 12:16 amMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (61%)🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 9:02 am · 🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 4:53 pmTomorrow
November 1, 2026
Night ends at 3:58 am3:58:23 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 4:57 am4:56:35 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 5:20:49 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:27:26 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:52 pm6:51:44 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:50 pm7:50:06 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 13 hours, 6 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 1 minute longer than today in Carletonville
Moonrise: 12:16 am Moonset: 11:04 amMoon phase: 🌓 Last Quarter (49%)
- Carletonville, Gauteng
- Latitude: -26.360941 (South)
- Longitude: 27.397671 (East)
- Time zone: South Africa Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2)
Shortest day in Carletonville, Gauteng
The shortest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 10 hours, 29 minutes.Longest day in Carletonville, Gauteng
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 20 days, during the summer solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 13 hours, 47 minutes.Earliest sunset in Carletonville, Gauteng
The earliest sunset of the year was around 4 months ago, on June 8, 2026, at 5:25 pm.Latest sunset in Carletonville, Gauteng
The latest sunset of the year was around 9 months ago, on January 11, 2026, at 7:08 pm.Earliest sunrise in Carletonville, Gauteng
The earliest sunrise of the year will be in 1 month and 0 days, on December 1, 2026, at 5:09 am.Latest sunrise in Carletonville, Gauteng
The latest sunrise of the year was around 3 months ago, on July 2, 2026, at 6:58 am.
October 2026 - Carletonville, Gauteng - 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 Carletonville.
All times are in Carletonville's time: South Africa Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2).
The day length increases by 45 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Carletonville, Gauteng - from 12 hours, 20 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 5 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd 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 NoonTime 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 LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe 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 startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.5:27:01 am | 5:50:10 am | -1m 6s | 6:10:27 pm | +27s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:33:37 pm | 12h 20m 17s | 1m 33s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:00:06 pm | 66.91° | 4:59:59 am | 7:00:43 pm | 4:32:41 am | 7:28:04 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.11h 38m 37s | 🌔 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:00:16 am | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:25:55 am | 5:49:04 am | -1m 6s | 6:10:54 pm | +27s | 6:34:06 pm | 12h 21m 50s | 1m 33s | 11:59:47 am | 67.30° | 4:58:51 am | 7:01:13 pm | 4:31:30 am | 7:28:37 pm | 11h 37m 5s | 🌔 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:59:38 pm | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:24:48 am | 5:47:59 am | -1m 5s | 6:11:21 pm | +27s | 6:34:34 pm | 12h 23m 22s | 1m 33s | 11:59:28 am | 67.68° | 4:57:42 am | 7:01:43 pm | 4:30:19 am | 7:29:10 pm | 11h 35m 33s | 🌓 (46%) Last quarter at 3:25 pmLast quarter at 3:25 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
11:59:19 pm | 4.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:23:42 am | 5:46:54 am | -1m 5s | 6:11:49 pm | +28s | 6:35:03 pm | 12h 24m 55s | 1m 33s | 11:59:09 am | 68.07° | 4:56:34 am | 7:02:14 pm | 4:29:07 am | 7:29:44 pm | 11h 34m 0s | 🌒 (35%)Waning Crescent: 35% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:59:00 pm | 4.4° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:22:36 am | 5:45:49 am | -1m 5s | 6:12:17 pm | +28s | 6:35:32 pm | 12h 26m 28s | 1m 33s | 11:58:51 am | 68.46° | 4:55:26 am | 7:02:46 pm | 4:27:56 am | 7:30:19 pm | 11h 32m 28s | 🌒 (25%)Waning Crescent: 25% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:58:42 pm | 4.8° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:21:30 am | 5:44:45 am | -1m 4s | 6:12:45 pm | +28s | 6:36:02 pm | 12h 28m 0s | 1m 33s | 11:58:33 am | 68.84° | 4:54:18 am | 7:03:18 pm | 4:26:45 am | 7:30:54 pm | 11h 30m 56s | 🌒 (16%)Waning Crescent: 16% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:58:24 pm | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:20:25 am | 5:43:41 am | -1m 4s | 6:13:14 pm | +29s | 6:36:32 pm | 12h 29m 33s | 1m 33s | 11:58:15 am | 69.22° | 4:53:10 am | 7:03:50 pm | 4:25:35 am | 7:31:30 pm | 11h 29m 24s | 🌒 (8%)Waning Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:58:07 pm | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:19:20 am | 5:42:38 am | -1m 3s | 6:13:43 pm | +29s | 6:37:03 pm | 12h 31m 5s | 1m 32s | 11:57:58 am | 69.60° | 4:52:03 am | 7:04:23 pm | 4:24:24 am | 7:32:07 pm | 11h 27m 52s | 🌒 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:57:50 pm | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:18:16 am | 5:41:35 am | -1m 3s | 6:14:12 pm | +29s | 6:37:34 pm | 12h 32m 37s | 1m 32s | 11:57:42 am | 69.98° | 4:50:56 am | 7:04:57 pm | 4:23:13 am | 7:32:44 pm | 11h 26m 21s | 🌒 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:57:34 pm | 6.3° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:17:12 am | 5:40:33 am | -1m 2s | 6:14:42 pm | +30s | 6:38:05 pm | 12h 34m 9s | 1m 32s | 11:57:25 am | 70.36° | 4:49:49 am | 7:05:31 pm | 4:22:03 am | 7:33:21 pm | 11h 24m 49s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 5:50 pmNew moon at 5:50 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
11:57:17 pm | 6.7° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:16:08 am | 5:39:31 am | -1m 2s | 6:15:12 pm | +30s | 6:38:37 pm | 12h 35m 41s | 1m 32s | 11:57:09 am | 70.74° | 4:48:43 am | 7:06:06 pm | 4:20:53 am | 7:34:00 pm | 11h 23m 17s | 🌘 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:57:02 pm | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:15:05 am | 5:38:29 am | -1m 2s | 6:15:43 pm | +31s | 6:39:09 pm | 12h 37m 14s | 1m 32s | 11:56:54 am | 71.12° | 4:47:37 am | 7:06:41 pm | 4:19:44 am | 7:34:39 pm | 11h 21m 46s | 🌘 (5%)Waxing Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:47 pm | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:14:03 am | 5:37:29 am | -1m 0s | 6:16:14 pm | +31s | 6:39:42 pm | 12h 38m 45s | 1m 32s | 11:56:39 am | 71.49° | 4:46:32 am | 7:07:17 pm | 4:18:34 am | 7:35:19 pm | 11h 20m 15s | 🌘 (11%)Waxing Crescent: 11% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:32 pm | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:13:01 am | 5:36:29 am | -1m 0s | 6:16:45 pm | +31s | 6:40:16 pm | 12h 40m 16s | 1m 31s | 11:56:25 am | 71.86° | 4:45:27 am | 7:07:53 pm | 4:17:25 am | 7:35:59 pm | 11h 18m 44s | 🌘 (17%)Waxing Crescent: 17% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:18 pm | 8.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:11:59 am | 5:35:29 am | -1m 0s | 6:17:17 pm | +32s | 6:40:49 pm | 12h 41m 48s | 1m 31s | 11:56:11 am | 72.23° | 4:44:22 am | 7:08:30 pm | 4:16:17 am | 7:36:40 pm | 11h 17m 14s | 🌘 (25%)Waxing Crescent: 25% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:05 pm | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:10:59 am | 5:34:31 am | -58s | 6:17:49 pm | +32s | 6:41:24 pm | 12h 43m 18s | 1m 31s | 11:55:58 am | 72.60° | 4:43:18 am | 7:09:08 pm | 4:15:09 am | 7:37:22 pm | 11h 15m 44s | 🌘 (34%)Waxing Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:52 pm | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:09:58 am | 5:33:33 am | -58s | 6:18:21 pm | +32s | 6:41:59 pm | 12h 44m 48s | 1m 31s | 11:55:45 am | 72.97° | 4:42:15 am | 7:09:46 pm | 4:14:01 am | 7:38:05 pm | 11h 14m 15s | 🌘 (43%)Waxing Crescent: 43% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:39 pm | 9.3° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:08:59 am | 5:32:36 am | -57s | 6:18:54 pm | +33s | 6:42:34 pm | 12h 46m 18s | 1m 30s | 11:55:33 am | 73.33° | 4:41:12 am | 7:10:24 pm | 4:12:54 am | 7:38:48 pm | 11h 12m 45s | 🌗 (52%) First quarter at 6:12 pmFirst quarter at 6:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 52% illuminated |
11:55:28 pm | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:08:00 am | 5:31:39 am | -57s | 6:19:28 pm | +34s | 6:43:10 pm | 12h 47m 49s | 1m 30s | 11:55:22 am | 73.69° | 4:40:10 am | 7:11:04 pm | 4:11:47 am | 7:39:32 pm | 11h 11m 16s | 🌖 (62%)Waxing Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:17 pm | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:07:02 am | 5:30:44 am | -55s | 6:20:02 pm | +34s | 6:43:46 pm | 12h 49m 18s | 1m 30s | 11:55:11 am | 74.05° | 4:39:09 am | 7:11:44 pm | 4:10:41 am | 7:40:17 pm | 11h 9m 47s | 🌖 (71%)Waxing Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:06 pm | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:06:05 am | 5:29:49 am | -55s | 6:20:36 pm | +34s | 6:44:23 pm | 12h 50m 47s | 1m 29s | 11:55:01 am | 74.41° | 4:38:08 am | 7:12:24 pm | 4:09:35 am | 7:41:02 pm | 11h 8m 19s | 🌖 (80%)Waxing Gibbous: 80% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:56 pm | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:05:09 am | 5:28:55 am | -54s | 6:21:11 pm | +35s | 6:45:00 pm | 12h 52m 16s | 1m 29s | 11:54:51 am | 74.76° | 4:37:08 am | 7:13:05 pm | 4:08:30 am | 7:41:48 pm | 11h 6m 51s | 🌖 (87%)Waxing Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:47 pm | 11.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:04:13 am | 5:28:02 am | -53s | 6:21:47 pm | +36s | 6:45:38 pm | 12h 53m 45s | 1m 28s | 11:54:42 am | 75.11° | 4:36:08 am | 7:13:47 pm | 4:07:26 am | 7:42:35 pm | 11h 5m 23s | 🌖 (94%)Waxing Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:38 pm | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:03:18 am | 5:27:10 am | -52s | 6:22:22 pm | +35s | 6:46:17 pm | 12h 55m 12s | 1m 28s | 11:54:34 am | 75.46° | 4:35:10 am | 7:14:30 pm | 4:06:22 am | 7:43:22 pm | 11h 3m 57s | 🌖 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:31 pm | 11.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:02:25 am | 5:26:19 am | -51s | 6:22:59 pm | +37s | 6:46:56 pm | 12h 56m 40s | 1m 27s | 11:54:27 am | 75.81° | 4:34:12 am | 7:15:13 pm | 4:05:20 am | 7:44:10 pm | 11h 2m 29s | 🌖 (99.7%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:24 pm | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:01:32 am | 5:25:28 am | -51s | 6:23:36 pm | +37s | 6:47:35 pm | 12h 58m 8s | 1m 27s | 11:54:20 am | 76.15° | 4:33:15 am | 7:15:56 pm | 4:04:18 am | 7:44:59 pm | 11h 1m 3s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 6:11 amFull moon at 6:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
11:54:17 pm | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:00:40 am | 5:24:39 am | -49s | 6:24:13 pm | +37s | 6:48:15 pm | 12h 59m 34s | 1m 26s | 11:54:14 am | 76.49° | 4:32:19 am | 7:16:40 pm | 4:03:16 am | 7:45:49 pm | 10h 59m 38s | 🌔 (96%)Waning Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:12 pm | 12.8° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 4:59:49 am | 5:23:51 am | -48s | 6:24:51 pm | +38s | 6:48:56 pm | 13h 1m 0s | 1m 26s | 11:54:09 am | 76.82° | 4:31:24 am | 7:17:25 pm | 4:02:16 am | 7:46:39 pm | 10h 58m 13s | 🌔 (90%)Waning Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:07 pm | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 4:58:59 am | 5:23:04 am | -47s | 6:25:29 pm | +38s | 6:49:37 pm | 13h 2m 25s | 1m 25s | 11:54:05 am | 77.16° | 4:30:30 am | 7:18:10 pm | 4:01:16 am | 7:47:30 pm | 10h 56m 49s | 🌔 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:03 pm | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 4:58:10 am | 5:22:18 am | -46s | 6:26:08 pm | +39s | 6:50:19 pm | 13h 3m 50s | 1m 25s | 11:54:01 am | 77.49° | 4:29:37 am | 7:18:56 pm | 4:00:17 am | 7:48:21 pm | 10h 55m 25s | 🌔 (72%)Waning Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:00 pm | 13.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 4:57:22 am | 5:21:33 am | -45s | 6:26:47 pm | +39s | 6:51:01 pm | 13h 5m 14s | 1m 24s | 11:53:59 am | 77.81° | 4:28:45 am | 7:19:43 pm | 3:59:20 am | 7:49:13 pm | 10h 54m 2s | 🌔 (61%)Waning Gibbous: 61% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:58 pm | 14.2° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Carletonville, Gauteng - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Carletonville, Gauteng for every day of the year.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Carletonville
In Carletonville, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 1 at 5:09 am, while the latest sunrise is on July 2 at 6:58 am. The earliest sunset is on June 8 at 5:25 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 11 at 7:08 pm.
Carletonville gets 3h 18m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (13h 47m versus 10h 29m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 06m.
Carletonville Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Carletonville. 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 Carletonville.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 40.1° above the horizon (around Jun 20) and 86.7° (around Dec 14) in Carletonville. Sitting almost under the Sun's yearly path, Carletonville 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.
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