Sunrise and sunset times in Shakaskraal
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Shakaskraal, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 31, 2026. Current time: 11:16:23 pm
Night ends at 3:37 am3:36:48 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 4:37 am4:37:11 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: 5:02:10 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: 6:15:41 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 6:41 pm6:40:44 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:41 pm7:41:18 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: -45.89° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 187.80° (S)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 13 hours, 13 minutes
Sunset in Shakaskraal was 5 hours ago
Moon set on Oct 31 at 9:32 am
Moon will rise on Nov 1 at 12:07 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 3:36 am3:35:43 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 4:36 am4:36:18 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: 5:01:20 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: 6:16:27 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 6:42 pm6:41:33 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:42 pm7:42:19 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, 15 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Shakaskraal
Moon will rise on Nov 1 at 12:07 am Moon will set on Nov 1 at 10:41 amMoon phase: 🌓 Last Quarter (49%)
- Shakaskraal, KwaZulu-Natal
- Latitude: -29.44931 (South)
- Longitude: 31.215321 (East)
- Time zone: South Africa Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2)
Shortest day in Shakaskraal, KwaZulu-Natal
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, 15 minutes.Longest day in Shakaskraal, KwaZulu-Natal
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 14 hours, 2 minutes.
October 2026 - Shakaskraal, KwaZulu-Natal - 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 Shakaskraal.
All times are in Shakaskraal's time: South Africa Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2).
The day length increases by 51 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Shakaskraal, KwaZulu-Natal - from 12 hours, 22 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 13 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.5:10:06 am | 5:33:56 am | -1m 12s | 5:56:12 pm | +33s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:20:05 pm | 12h 22m 16s | 1m 46s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:44:50 am | 63.82° | 4:42:13 am | 6:48:00 pm | 4:14:01 am | 7:16:17 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.11h 36m 31s | 🌔 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:44:41 pm | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:08:52 am | 5:32:43 am | -1m 13s | 5:56:46 pm | +34s | 6:20:39 pm | 12h 24m 3s | 1m 46s | 11:44:31 am | 64.21° | 4:40:58 am | 6:48:37 pm | 4:12:42 am | 7:16:58 pm | 11h 34m 46s | 🌔 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:44:22 pm | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:07:39 am | 5:31:32 am | -1m 11s | 5:57:20 pm | +34s | 6:21:15 pm | 12h 25m 48s | 1m 46s | 11:44:12 am | 64.59° | 4:39:43 am | 6:49:15 pm | 4:11:23 am | 7:17:38 pm | 11h 33m 0s | 🌓 (46%) Last quarter at 3:25 pmLast quarter at 3:25 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
11:44:03 pm | 4.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:06:27 am | 5:30:20 am | -1m 12s | 5:57:54 pm | +34s | 6:21:50 pm | 12h 27m 34s | 1m 46s | 11:43:53 am | 64.98° | 4:38:27 am | 6:49:53 pm | 4:10:05 am | 7:18:20 pm | 11h 31m 15s | 🌒 (35%)Waning Crescent: 35% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:43:44 pm | 4.4° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:05:14 am | 5:29:09 am | -1m 11s | 5:58:29 pm | +35s | 6:22:26 pm | 12h 29m 20s | 1m 46s | 11:43:35 am | 65.36° | 4:37:12 am | 6:50:31 pm | 4:08:46 am | 7:19:02 pm | 11h 29m 29s | 🌒 (25%)Waning Crescent: 25% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:43:26 pm | 4.8° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:04:02 am | 5:27:58 am | -1m 11s | 5:59:03 pm | +34s | 6:23:02 pm | 12h 31m 5s | 1m 46s | 11:43:17 am | 65.75° | 4:35:58 am | 6:51:10 pm | 4:07:28 am | 7:19:45 pm | 11h 27m 45s | 🌒 (16%)Waning Crescent: 16% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:43:08 pm | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:02:50 am | 5:26:48 am | -1m 10s | 5:59:38 pm | +35s | 6:23:39 pm | 12h 32m 50s | 1m 45s | 11:42:59 am | 66.13° | 4:34:43 am | 6:51:50 pm | 4:06:09 am | 7:20:28 pm | 11h 26m 0s | 🌒 (8%)Waning Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:42:51 pm | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:01:38 am | 5:25:38 am | -1m 10s | 6:00:14 pm | +36s | 6:24:16 pm | 12h 34m 36s | 1m 45s | 11:42:42 am | 66.51° | 4:33:29 am | 6:52:30 pm | 4:04:51 am | 7:21:12 pm | 11h 24m 15s | 🌒 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:42:34 pm | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:00:27 am | 5:24:29 am | -1m 9s | 6:00:50 pm | +36s | 6:24:54 pm | 12h 36m 21s | 1m 45s | 11:42:25 am | 66.89° | 4:32:15 am | 6:53:10 pm | 4:03:33 am | 7:21:57 pm | 11h 22m 30s | 🌒 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:42:17 pm | 6.3° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 4:59:17 am | 5:23:20 am | -1m 9s | 6:01:26 pm | +36s | 6:25:32 pm | 12h 38m 6s | 1m 45s | 11:42:09 am | 67.27° | 4:31:01 am | 6:53:51 pm | 4:02:15 am | 7:22:42 pm | 11h 20m 46s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 5:50 pmNew moon at 5:50 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
11:42:01 pm | 6.7° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 4:58:07 am | 5:22:12 am | -1m 8s | 6:02:02 pm | +36s | 6:26:10 pm | 12h 39m 50s | 1m 45s | 11:41:53 am | 67.65° | 4:29:48 am | 6:54:33 pm | 4:00:58 am | 7:23:28 pm | 11h 19m 2s | 🌘 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:41:46 pm | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 4:56:57 am | 5:21:04 am | -1m 8s | 6:02:39 pm | +37s | 6:26:49 pm | 12h 41m 35s | 1m 45s | 11:41:38 am | 68.02° | 4:28:35 am | 6:55:15 pm | 3:59:41 am | 7:24:15 pm | 11h 17m 18s | 🌘 (5%)Waxing Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:41:31 pm | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4:55:48 am | 5:19:57 am | -1m 7s | 6:03:17 pm | +38s | 6:27:29 pm | 12h 43m 20s | 1m 44s | 11:41:23 am | 68.40° | 4:27:23 am | 6:55:58 pm | 3:58:24 am | 7:25:03 pm | 11h 15m 34s | 🌘 (11%)Waxing Crescent: 11% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:41:16 pm | 7.8° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4:54:39 am | 5:18:51 am | -1m 6s | 6:03:54 pm | +37s | 6:28:09 pm | 12h 45m 3s | 1m 44s | 11:41:09 am | 68.77° | 4:26:11 am | 6:56:42 pm | 3:57:07 am | 7:25:51 pm | 11h 13m 51s | 🌘 (17%)Waxing Crescent: 17% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:41:02 pm | 8.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4:53:31 am | 5:17:45 am | -1m 6s | 6:04:32 pm | +38s | 6:28:49 pm | 12h 46m 47s | 1m 44s | 11:40:55 am | 69.14° | 4:24:59 am | 6:57:25 pm | 3:55:51 am | 7:26:40 pm | 11h 12m 8s | 🌘 (25%)Waxing Crescent: 25% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:40:49 pm | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 4:52:24 am | 5:16:40 am | -1m 5s | 6:05:11 pm | +39s | 6:29:30 pm | 12h 48m 31s | 1m 44s | 11:40:42 am | 69.51° | 4:23:48 am | 6:58:10 pm | 3:54:35 am | 7:27:29 pm | 11h 10m 25s | 🌘 (34%)Waxing Crescent: 34% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:40:36 pm | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 4:51:17 am | 5:15:36 am | -1m 4s | 6:05:50 pm | +39s | 6:30:11 pm | 12h 50m 14s | 1m 43s | 11:40:29 am | 69.87° | 4:22:38 am | 6:58:55 pm | 3:53:19 am | 7:28:20 pm | 11h 8m 42s | 🌘 (43%)Waxing Crescent: 43% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:40:23 pm | 9.3° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 4:50:11 am | 5:14:32 am | -1m 4s | 6:06:29 pm | +39s | 6:30:53 pm | 12h 51m 57s | 1m 43s | 11:40:17 am | 70.24° | 4:21:28 am | 6:59:41 pm | 3:52:04 am | 7:29:11 pm | 11h 7m 0s | 🌗 (52%) First quarter at 6:12 pmFirst quarter at 6:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 52% illuminated |
11:40:12 pm | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 4:49:06 am | 5:13:29 am | -1m 3s | 6:07:09 pm | +40s | 6:31:36 pm | 12h 53m 40s | 1m 43s | 11:40:06 am | 70.60° | 4:20:19 am | 7:00:27 pm | 3:50:50 am | 7:30:03 pm | 11h 5m 19s | 🌖 (62%)Waxing Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:40:01 pm | 10.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 4:48:02 am | 5:12:28 am | -1m 1s | 6:07:49 pm | +40s | 6:32:19 pm | 12h 55m 21s | 1m 42s | 11:39:55 am | 70.96° | 4:19:10 am | 7:01:14 pm | 3:49:36 am | 7:30:55 pm | 11h 3m 38s | 🌖 (71%)Waxing Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:39:50 pm | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 4:46:58 am | 5:11:27 am | -1m 1s | 6:08:30 pm | +41s | 6:33:02 pm | 12h 57m 3s | 1m 42s | 11:39:45 am | 71.32° | 4:18:03 am | 7:02:02 pm | 3:48:22 am | 7:31:48 pm | 11h 1m 56s | 🌖 (80%)Waxing Gibbous: 80% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:39:40 pm | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 4:45:55 am | 5:10:26 am | -1m 1s | 6:09:11 pm | +41s | 6:33:46 pm | 12h 58m 45s | 1m 41s | 11:39:35 am | 71.67° | 4:16:55 am | 7:02:50 pm | 3:47:10 am | 7:32:42 pm | 11h 0m 16s | 🌖 (87%)Waxing Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:39:31 pm | 11.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 4:44:53 am | 5:09:27 am | -59s | 6:09:53 pm | +42s | 6:34:30 pm | 13h 0m 26s | 1m 41s | 11:39:26 am | 72.02° | 4:15:49 am | 7:03:39 pm | 3:45:57 am | 7:33:37 pm | 10h 58m 36s | 🌖 (94%)Waxing Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:39:22 pm | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 4:43:52 am | 5:08:29 am | -58s | 6:10:35 pm | +42s | 6:35:15 pm | 13h 2m 6s | 1m 40s | 11:39:18 am | 72.37° | 4:14:43 am | 7:04:28 pm | 3:44:46 am | 7:34:32 pm | 10h 56m 57s | 🌖 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:39:15 pm | 11.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 4:42:51 am | 5:07:32 am | -57s | 6:11:17 pm | +42s | 6:36:01 pm | 13h 3m 45s | 1m 40s | 11:39:11 am | 72.72° | 4:13:39 am | 7:05:18 pm | 3:43:35 am | 7:35:28 pm | 10h 55m 18s | 🌖 (99.7%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:39:08 pm | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 4:41:52 am | 5:06:35 am | -57s | 6:12:00 pm | +43s | 6:36:47 pm | 13h 5m 25s | 1m 39s | 11:39:04 am | 73.06° | 4:12:35 am | 7:06:09 pm | 3:42:25 am | 7:36:25 pm | 10h 53m 40s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 6:11 amFull moon at 6:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
11:39:01 pm | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 4:40:54 am | 5:05:40 am | -55s | 6:12:43 pm | +43s | 6:37:33 pm | 13h 7m 3s | 1m 39s | 11:38:58 am | 73.40° | 4:11:32 am | 7:07:00 pm | 3:41:16 am | 7:37:22 pm | 10h 52m 3s | 🌔 (96%)Waning Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:38:56 pm | 12.8° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 4:39:56 am | 5:04:46 am | -54s | 6:13:27 pm | +44s | 6:38:20 pm | 13h 8m 41s | 1m 38s | 11:38:53 am | 73.73° | 4:10:30 am | 7:07:52 pm | 3:40:08 am | 7:38:20 pm | 10h 50m 26s | 🌔 (90%)Waning Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:38:51 pm | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 4:39:00 am | 5:03:53 am | -53s | 6:14:11 pm | +44s | 6:39:07 pm | 13h 10m 18s | 1m 37s | 11:38:49 am | 74.06° | 4:09:29 am | 7:08:44 pm | 3:39:00 am | 7:39:19 pm | 10h 48m 50s | 🌔 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:38:47 pm | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 4:38:05 am | 5:03:01 am | -52s | 6:14:56 pm | +45s | 6:39:55 pm | 13h 11m 55s | 1m 37s | 11:38:45 am | 74.39° | 4:08:29 am | 7:09:37 pm | 3:37:54 am | 7:40:18 pm | 10h 47m 14s | 🌔 (72%)Waning Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:38:44 pm | 13.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 4:37:11 am | 5:02:10 am | -51s | 6:15:41 pm | +45s | 6:40:44 pm | 13h 13m 31s | 1m 36s | 11:38:42 am | 74.72° | 4:07:30 am | 7:10:30 pm | 3:36:48 am | 7:41:18 pm | 10h 45m 39s | 🌔 (61%)Waning Gibbous: 61% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:38:41 pm | 14.2° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Shakaskraal, KwaZulu-Natal - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Shakaskraal, KwaZulu-Natal for every day of the year.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Shakaskraal
In Shakaskraal, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 3 at 4:47 am, while the latest sunrise is on July 1 at 6:50 am. The earliest sunset is on June 10 at 5:03 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 9 at 6:59 pm.
Shakaskraal gets 3h 46m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 02m versus 10h 15m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 06m.
Shakaskraal Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Shakaskraal. 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 Shakaskraal.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 37.1° above the horizon (around Jun 20) and 83.8° (around Dec 23) in Shakaskraal. 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.
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