Sunrise and sunset times in Grahamstown
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Grahamstown, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 9, 2026. Current time: 6:45:24 pm
First light at 5:15:38 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: 5:40:43 am
Sunset time: 6:22:08 pm
Last light at 6:47:16 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: -5.6° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 258° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 41 minutes
Sunset in Grahamstown was 23 minutes ago
Moon rose on Oct 9 at 4:46 AM
Moon set on Oct 9 at 5:21 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 5:14:19 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: 5:39:25 am
Sunset time: 6:22:53 pm
Last light at 6:48:03 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, 43 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Grahamstown
Moon will rise on Oct 10 at 5:13 AM Moon will set on Oct 10 at 6:23 PMMoon phase: 🌑 New Moon (0.2%)
- Grahamstown, Eastern Cape
- Latitude: -33.304218 (South)
- Longitude: 26.532761 (East)
- Time zone: South Africa Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2)
Shortest day in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape
The shortest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 56 minutes.Longest day in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape
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 14 hours, 21 minutes.
October 2026 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape - 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 Grahamstown.
All times are in Grahamstown's time: South Africa Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2).
The day length increases by 59 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape - from 12 hours, 25 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 24 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.5:26:28 am | 5:51:18 am | 6:16:21 pm | Twilight end End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:41:15 pm | 12h 25m 3s | 2m 3s | Solar noon Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:03:54 pm | 60° | 4:57:20 am | 7:10:27 pm | 4:27:44 am | 7:40:07 pm | Night length Calculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.11h 33m 37s | 🌔 (69%) | 12:04:04 am | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:25:05 am | 5:49:58 am | 6:17:04 pm | 6:41:59 pm | 12h 27m 6s | 2m 3s | 12:03:34 pm | 60.4° | 4:55:55 am | 7:11:13 pm | 4:26:16 am | 7:40:58 pm | 11h 31m 33s | 🌔 (57%) | 12:03:44 am | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:23:43 am | 5:48:37 am | 6:17:46 pm | 6:42:43 pm | 12h 29m 9s | 2m 3s | 12:03:15 pm | 60.7° | 4:54:31 am | 7:12:00 pm | 4:24:47 am | 7:41:49 pm | 11h 29m 31s | 🌓 (46%) Last quarter at 3:25 pm |
12:03:25 am | 4.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:22:22 am | 5:47:17 am | 6:18:29 pm | 6:43:27 pm | 12h 31m 12s | 2m 3s | 12:02:56 pm | 61.1° | 4:53:06 am | 7:12:47 pm | 4:23:18 am | 7:42:41 pm | 11h 27m 28s | 🌒 (35%) | 12:03:06 am | 4.4° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:21:00 am | 5:45:57 am | 6:19:12 pm | 6:44:12 pm | 12h 33m 15s | 2m 3s | 12:02:37 pm | 61.5° | 4:51:42 am | 7:13:35 pm | 4:21:49 am | 7:43:33 pm | 11h 25m 26s | 🌒 (25%) | 12:02:46 am | 4.8° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:19:39 am | 5:44:38 am | 6:19:56 pm | 6:44:57 pm | 12h 35m 18s | 2m 3s | 12:02:19 pm | 61.9° | 4:50:18 am | 7:14:24 pm | 4:20:21 am | 7:44:26 pm | 11h 23m 23s | 🌒 (16%) | 12:02:28 am | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:18:18 am | 5:43:19 am | 6:20:39 pm | 6:45:43 pm | 12h 37m 20s | 2m 3s | 12:02:01 pm | 62.3° | 4:48:54 am | 7:15:12 pm | 4:18:52 am | 7:45:20 pm | 11h 21m 22s | 🌒 (8%) | 12:02:10 am | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:16:58 am | 5:42:01 am | 6:21:23 pm | 6:46:29 pm | 12h 39m 22s | 2m 3s | 12:01:43 pm | 62.7° | 4:47:30 am | 7:16:02 pm | 4:17:23 am | 7:46:15 pm | 11h 19m 20s | 🌒 (3%) | 12:01:52 am | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:15:38 am | 5:40:43 am | 6:22:08 pm | 6:47:16 pm | 12h 41m 25s | 2m 2s | 12:01:26 pm | 63° | 4:46:06 am | 7:16:52 pm | 4:15:55 am | 7:47:10 pm | 11h 17m 17s | 🌒 (1%) | 12:01:35 am | 6.3° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:14:19 am | 5:39:25 am | 6:22:53 pm | 6:48:03 pm | 12h 43m 28s | 2m 2s | 12:01:09 pm | 63.4° | 4:44:43 am | 7:17:43 pm | 4:14:27 am | 7:48:06 pm | 11h 15m 15s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 5:50 pm |
12:01:17 am | 6.7° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:13:00 am | 5:38:08 am | 6:23:38 pm | 6:48:50 pm | 12h 45m 30s | 2m 2s | 12:00:53 pm | 63.8° | 4:43:20 am | 7:18:34 pm | 4:12:58 am | 7:49:02 pm | 11h 13m 14s | 🌘 (2%) | 12:01:01 am | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:11:41 am | 5:36:52 am | 6:24:23 pm | 6:49:38 pm | 12h 47m 31s | 2m 2s | 12:00:37 pm | 64.2° | 4:41:58 am | 7:19:26 pm | 4:11:31 am | 7:50:00 pm | 11h 11m 14s | 🌘 (5%) | 12:00:45 am | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:10:23 am | 5:35:37 am | 6:25:09 pm | 6:50:26 pm | 12h 49m 32s | 2m 1s | 12:00:22 pm | 64.5° | 4:40:36 am | 7:20:18 pm | 4:10:03 am | 7:50:58 pm | 11h 9m 13s | 🌘 (11%) | 12:00:30 am | 7.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:09:06 am | 5:34:22 am | 6:25:55 pm | 6:51:15 pm | 12h 51m 33s | 2m 1s | 12:00:07 pm | 64.9° | 4:39:15 am | 7:21:11 pm | 4:08:36 am | 7:51:57 pm | 11h 7m 12s | 🌘 (17%) | 12:00:15 am | 8.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:07:49 am | 5:33:07 am | 6:26:42 pm | 6:52:04 pm | 12h 53m 35s | 2m 1s | 11:59:52 am | 65.3° | 4:37:53 am | 7:22:05 pm | 4:07:08 am | 7:52:57 pm | 11h 5m 12s | 🌘 (25%) | 11:59:46 pm | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:06:33 am | 5:31:54 am | 6:27:29 pm | 6:52:54 pm | 12h 55m 35s | 2m 1s | 11:59:39 am | 65.7° | 4:36:33 am | 7:22:59 pm | 4:05:42 am | 7:53:57 pm | 11h 3m 12s | 🌘 (34%) | 11:59:32 pm | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:05:17 am | 5:30:41 am | 6:28:17 pm | 6:53:44 pm | 12h 57m 36s | 2m 0s | 11:59:25 am | 66° | 4:35:13 am | 7:23:54 pm | 4:04:15 am | 7:54:59 pm | 11h 1m 12s | 🌘 (43%) | 11:59:19 pm | 9.3° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:04:02 am | 5:29:29 am | 6:29:04 pm | 6:54:35 pm | 12h 59m 35s | 2m 0s | 11:59:13 am | 66.4° | 4:33:53 am | 7:24:50 pm | 4:02:50 am | 7:56:01 pm | 10h 59m 14s | 🌗 (52%) First quarter at 6:12 pm |
11:59:07 pm | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:02:48 am | 5:28:18 am | 6:29:53 pm | 6:55:27 pm | 13h 1m 35s | 1m 59s | 11:59:01 am | 66.8° | 4:32:35 am | 7:25:46 pm | 4:01:24 am | 7:57:03 pm | 10h 57m 15s | 🌖 (62%) | 11:58:55 pm | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:01:35 am | 5:27:08 am | 6:30:41 pm | 6:56:18 pm | 13h 3m 33s | 1m 59s | 11:58:49 am | 67.1° | 4:31:16 am | 7:26:42 pm | 3:59:59 am | 7:58:07 pm | 10h 55m 17s | 🌖 (71%) | 11:58:44 pm | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:00:22 am | 5:25:58 am | 6:31:30 pm | 6:57:11 pm | 13h 5m 32s | 1m 59s | 11:58:38 am | 67.5° | 4:29:59 am | 7:27:40 pm | 3:58:35 am | 7:59:11 pm | 10h 53m 20s | 🌖 (80%) | 11:58:33 pm | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 4:59:10 am | 5:24:50 am | 6:32:20 pm | 6:58:03 pm | 13h 7m 30s | 1m 58s | 11:58:28 am | 67.8° | 4:28:42 am | 7:28:37 pm | 3:57:11 am | 8:00:16 pm | 10h 51m 22s | 🌖 (87%) | 11:58:24 pm | 11.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 4:58:00 am | 5:23:42 am | 6:33:10 pm | 6:58:57 pm | 13h 9m 28s | 1m 57s | 11:58:19 am | 68.2° | 4:27:26 am | 7:29:36 pm | 3:55:48 am | 8:01:22 pm | 10h 49m 26s | 🌖 (94%) | 11:58:15 pm | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 4:56:50 am | 5:22:36 am | 6:34:00 pm | 6:59:50 pm | 13h 11m 24s | 1m 57s | 11:58:10 am | 68.5° | 4:26:11 am | 7:30:35 pm | 3:54:25 am | 8:02:28 pm | 10h 47m 30s | 🌖 (98%) | 11:58:06 pm | 11.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 4:55:41 am | 5:21:30 am | 6:34:51 pm | 7:00:45 pm | 13h 13m 21s | 1m 56s | 11:58:02 am | 68.9° | 4:24:57 am | 7:31:35 pm | 3:53:04 am | 8:03:36 pm | 10h 45m 35s | 🌖 (99.7%) | 11:57:59 pm | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 4:54:33 am | 5:20:26 am | 6:35:42 pm | 7:01:39 pm | 13h 15m 16s | 1m 56s | 11:57:55 am | 69.2° | 4:23:43 am | 7:32:35 pm | 3:51:42 am | 8:04:44 pm | 10h 43m 40s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 6:11 am |
11:57:52 pm | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 4:53:26 am | 5:19:22 am | 6:36:34 pm | 7:02:34 pm | 13h 17m 12s | 1m 55s | 11:57:48 am | 69.5° | 4:22:30 am | 7:33:36 pm | 3:50:22 am | 8:05:52 pm | 10h 41m 46s | 🌔 (96%) | 11:57:45 pm | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 4:52:20 am | 5:18:20 am | 6:37:25 pm | 7:03:30 pm | 13h 19m 5s | 1m 54s | 11:57:42 am | 69.9° | 4:21:19 am | 7:34:37 pm | 3:49:03 am | 8:07:02 pm | 10h 39m 54s | 🌔 (90%) | 11:57:40 pm | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 4:51:15 am | 5:17:19 am | 6:38:18 pm | 7:04:26 pm | 13h 20m 59s | 1m 54s | 11:57:37 am | 70.2° | 4:20:08 am | 7:35:39 pm | 3:47:44 am | 8:08:12 pm | 10h 38m 1s | 🌔 (81%) | 11:57:35 pm | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 4:50:11 am | 5:16:19 am | 6:39:10 pm | 7:05:23 pm | 13h 22m 51s | 1m 53s | 11:57:32 am | 70.5° | 4:18:58 am | 7:36:41 pm | 3:46:26 am | 8:09:22 pm | 10h 36m 10s | 🌔 (72%) | 11:57:31 pm | 13.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 4:49:08 am | 5:15:20 am | 6:40:04 pm | 7:06:20 pm | 13h 24m 44s | 1m 52s | 11:57:29 am | 70.9° | 4:17:50 am | 7:37:44 pm | 3:45:09 am | 8:10:34 pm | 10h 34m 18s | 🌔 (61%) | 11:57:28 pm | 14.2° S |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape
Enjoy this beautiful gallery of images of the sunset and sunrise at Grahamstown, Eastern Cape.
Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape for every day of the year.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Grahamstown
In Grahamstown, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 5 at 4:57 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 30 at 7:18 am. The earliest sunset is on June 11 at 5:12 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 7 at 7:27 pm.
Grahamstown gets 4h 25m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 21m versus 9h 56m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 06m.
Grahamstown Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Grahamstown. 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 Grahamstown.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 33.1° above the horizon (around Jun 20) and 79.8° (around Dec 17) in Grahamstown. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma.
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.