Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Durban, South Africa

In Durban, South Africa the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 17:54 and rises at 05:40. Daylight lasts 12h 13m; evening golden hour runs from 17:22 to 18:09.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
05:16
Sunrise
05:40
Solar noon
11:47
Sunset
17:54
Last light
18:18
Day length
12h 13m

17h 52m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:22 – 18:09
Blue hour
18:09 – 18:18
Max sun altitude
61.5°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
17:44 / 05:14

The sun sets at 268° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 05:39 Sunset 17:54 Golden hour 17:23 – 18:09 Day length 12h 15m vs today 2 minutes longer

Where Durban is

Coordinates
29.8579° S, 31.0292° E
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Current offset
UTC+02:00
Elevation
21 m
Population
3,338,026

Sunrise and sunset in Durban, September 2026

September 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 05:47 06:11 11:55 17:41 18:05 11h 29m +1:42 17:08–17:55 🌖 81%
Wed 2 05:46 06:10 11:55 17:41 18:05 11h 31m +1:42 17:09–17:56 🌖 72%
Thu 3 05:44 06:08 11:55 17:42 18:06 11h 33m +1:42 17:10–17:56 🌖 61%
Fri 4 05:43 06:07 11:54 17:42 18:06 11h 34m +1:43 17:10–17:57 🌗 49%
Sat 5 05:42 06:06 11:54 17:43 18:07 11h 36m +1:43 17:11–17:57 🌘 37%
Sun 6 05:41 06:05 11:54 17:43 18:07 11h 38m +1:44 17:11–17:58 🌘 26%
Mon 7 05:40 06:04 11:53 17:44 18:08 11h 40m +1:44 17:12–17:58 🌘 17%
Tue 8 05:38 06:02 11:53 17:44 18:08 11h 41m +1:44 17:12–17:59 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:37 06:01 11:53 17:45 18:09 11h 43m +1:45 17:13–17:59 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:36 06:00 11:52 17:45 18:09 11h 45m +1:45 17:14–18:00 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:35 05:59 11:52 17:46 18:10 11h 47m +1:45 17:14–18:00 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:34 05:58 11:52 17:46 18:10 11h 48m +1:45 17:15–18:01 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:32 05:56 11:51 17:47 18:11 11h 50m +1:46 17:15–18:02 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:31 05:55 11:51 17:47 18:11 11h 52m +1:46 17:16–18:02 🌒 12%
Tue 15 05:30 05:54 11:51 17:48 18:12 11h 54m +1:46 17:16–18:03 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:29 05:53 11:50 17:48 18:12 11h 55m +1:46 17:17–18:03 🌒 28%
Thu 17 05:27 05:51 11:50 17:49 18:13 11h 57m +1:46 17:17–18:04 🌒 37%
Fri 18 05:26 05:50 11:50 17:50 18:13 11h 59m +1:47 17:18–18:04 🌓 46%
Sat 19 05:25 05:49 11:49 17:50 18:14 12h 1m +1:47 17:18–18:05 🌔 55%
Sun 20 05:24 05:48 11:49 17:51 18:14 12h 3m +1:47 17:19–18:05 🌔 64%
Mon 21 05:23 05:46 11:49 17:51 18:15 12h 4m +1:47 17:20–18:06 🌔 73%
Tue 22 05:21 05:45 11:48 17:52 18:16 12h 6m +1:47 17:20–18:06 🌔 81%
Wed 23 05:20 05:44 11:48 17:52 18:16 12h 8m +1:47 17:21–18:07 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:19 05:43 11:47 17:53 18:17 12h 10m +1:47 17:21–18:07 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:17 05:41 11:47 17:53 18:17 12h 11m +1:47 17:22–18:08 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:16 05:40 11:47 17:54 18:18 12h 13m +1:47 17:22–18:09 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:15 05:39 11:46 17:54 18:18 12h 15m +1:47 17:23–18:09 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:14 05:38 11:46 17:55 18:19 12h 17m +1:47 17:23–18:10 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:13 05:36 11:46 17:56 18:19 12h 19m +1:47 17:24–18:10 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:11 05:35 11:45 17:56 18:20 12h 20m +1:47 17:25–18:11 🌖 84%
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Tue 1 04:51 05:19 06:11 17:41 18:32 19:00 12h 29m 51.9° 279° W
Wed 2 04:50 05:18 06:10 17:41 18:33 19:01 12h 27m 52.3° 278° W
Thu 3 04:49 05:17 06:08 17:42 18:33 19:01 12h 25m 52.7° 278° W
Fri 4 04:48 05:16 06:07 17:42 18:34 19:02 12h 23m 53.0° 278° W
Sat 5 04:47 05:14 06:06 17:43 18:34 19:02 12h 22m 53.4° 277° W
Sun 6 04:46 05:13 06:05 17:43 18:35 19:03 12h 20m 53.8° 277° W
Mon 7 04:44 05:12 06:04 17:44 18:35 19:03 12h 18m 54.2° 276° W
Tue 8 04:43 05:11 06:02 17:44 18:36 19:04 12h 16m 54.5° 276° W
Wed 9 04:42 05:10 06:01 17:45 18:36 19:04 12h 15m 54.9° 275° W
Thu 10 04:41 05:08 06:00 17:45 18:37 19:05 12h 13m 55.3° 275° W
Fri 11 04:40 05:07 05:59 17:46 18:37 19:05 12h 11m 55.7° 275° W
Sat 12 04:38 05:06 05:58 17:46 18:38 19:06 12h 9m 56.0° 274° W
Sun 13 04:37 05:05 05:56 17:47 18:38 19:06 12h 8m 56.4° 274° W
Mon 14 04:36 05:04 05:55 17:47 18:39 19:07 12h 6m 56.8° 273° W
Tue 15 04:35 05:02 05:54 17:48 18:40 19:07 12h 4m 57.2° 273° W
Wed 16 04:33 05:01 05:53 17:48 18:40 19:08 12h 2m 57.6° 272° W
Thu 17 04:32 05:00 05:51 17:49 18:41 19:08 12h 1m 58.0° 272° W
Fri 18 04:31 04:59 05:50 17:50 18:41 19:09 11h 59m 58.4° 271° W
Sat 19 04:29 04:57 05:49 17:50 18:42 19:10 11h 57m 58.7° 271° W
Sun 20 04:28 04:56 05:48 17:51 18:42 19:10 11h 55m 59.1° 271° W
Mon 21 04:27 04:55 05:46 17:51 18:43 19:11 11h 53m 59.5° 270° W
Tue 22 04:26 04:53 05:45 17:52 18:43 19:11 11h 52m 59.9° 270° W
Wed 23 04:24 04:52 05:44 17:52 18:44 19:12 11h 50m 60.3° 269° W
Thu 24 04:23 04:51 05:43 17:53 18:45 19:13 11h 48m 60.7° 269° W
Fri 25 04:22 04:50 05:41 17:53 18:45 19:13 11h 46m 61.1° 268° W
Sat 26 04:20 04:48 05:40 17:54 18:46 19:14 11h 45m 61.5° 268° W
Sun 27 04:19 04:47 05:39 17:54 18:46 19:14 11h 43m 61.9° 267° W
Mon 28 04:18 04:46 05:38 17:55 18:47 19:15 11h 41m 62.2° 267° W
Tue 29 04:16 04:45 05:36 17:56 18:47 19:16 11h 39m 62.6° 267° W
Wed 30 04:15 04:43 05:35 17:56 18:48 19:16 11h 37m 63.0° 266° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Thu 1 05:10 05:34 11:45 17:57 18:21 12h 22m +1:47 17:25–18:11 🌖 75%
Fri 2 05:09 05:33 11:45 17:57 18:21 12h 24m +1:47 17:26–18:12 🌖 64%
Sat 3 05:08 05:32 11:44 17:58 18:22 12h 26m +1:47 17:26–18:13 🌗 53%
Sun 4 05:06 05:30 11:44 17:58 18:22 12h 28m +1:47 17:27–18:13 🌘 41%
Mon 5 05:05 05:29 11:44 17:59 18:23 12h 29m +1:47 17:27–18:14 🌘 30%
Tue 6 05:04 05:28 11:44 18:00 18:24 12h 31m +1:47 17:28–18:14 🌘 20%
Wed 7 05:03 05:27 11:43 18:00 18:24 12h 33m +1:47 17:29–18:15 🌘 11%
Thu 8 05:01 05:26 11:43 18:01 18:25 12h 35m +1:47 17:29–18:16 🌘 5%
Fri 9 05:00 05:24 11:43 18:01 18:26 12h 37m +1:47 17:30–18:16 🌘 2%
Sat 10 04:59 05:23 11:42 18:02 18:26 12h 38m +1:46 17:30–18:17 🌑 0%
Sun 11 04:58 05:22 11:42 18:03 18:27 12h 40m +1:46 17:31–18:17 🌒 1%
Mon 12 04:57 05:21 11:42 18:03 18:28 12h 42m +1:46 17:31–18:18 🌒 4%
Tue 13 04:56 05:20 11:42 18:04 18:28 12h 44m +1:46 17:32–18:19 🌒 8%
Wed 14 04:54 05:19 11:41 18:05 18:29 12h 45m +1:46 17:33–18:19 🌒 14%
Thu 15 04:53 05:18 11:41 18:05 18:30 12h 47m +1:45 17:33–18:20 🌒 22%
Fri 16 04:52 05:17 11:41 18:06 18:30 12h 49m +1:45 17:34–18:21 🌒 30%
Sat 17 04:51 05:15 11:41 18:07 18:31 12h 51m +1:45 17:35–18:21 🌒 39%
Sun 18 04:50 05:14 11:41 18:07 18:32 12h 52m +1:44 17:35–18:22 🌓 48%
Mon 19 04:49 05:13 11:40 18:08 18:32 12h 54m +1:44 17:36–18:23 🌔 57%
Tue 20 04:48 05:12 11:40 18:09 18:33 12h 56m +1:44 17:36–18:24 🌔 67%
Wed 21 04:47 05:11 11:40 18:09 18:34 12h 58m +1:43 17:37–18:24 🌔 76%
Thu 22 04:46 05:10 11:40 18:10 18:35 12h 59m +1:43 17:38–18:25 🌔 84%
Fri 23 04:45 05:09 11:40 18:11 18:35 13h 1m +1:42 17:38–18:26 🌔 91%
Sat 24 04:43 05:08 11:40 18:11 18:36 13h 3m +1:42 17:39–18:26 🌔 96%
Sun 25 04:42 05:07 11:39 18:12 18:37 13h 4m +1:41 17:40–18:27 🌔 99%
Mon 26 04:41 05:06 11:39 18:13 18:38 13h 6m +1:40 17:40–18:28 🌕 100%
Tue 27 04:40 05:05 11:39 18:14 18:38 13h 8m +1:40 17:41–18:29 🌖 98%
Wed 28 04:40 05:04 11:39 18:14 18:39 13h 9m +1:39 17:42–18:30 🌖 94%
Thu 29 04:39 05:04 11:39 18:15 18:40 13h 11m +1:39 17:42–18:30 🌖 87%
Fri 30 04:38 05:03 11:39 18:16 18:41 13h 13m +1:38 17:43–18:31 🌖 78%
Sat 31 04:37 05:02 11:39 18:17 18:42 13h 14m +1:37 17:44–18:32 🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Durban

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 14h 3m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 10h 13m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 50m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:03 on 10 June; the latest is 19:00 on 9 January. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 04:47 on 3 December to 06:52 on 1 July.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Durban different

Sunset here is followed by about 24 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

Evening golden hour runs 46 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 29.9° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 3h 50m here — among the widest of the 75 cities tracked in South Africa.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 55° round to WNW. Tonight, W.

By the end of September the sun will be setting 16 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 32 seconds a day.

Planning a sunset photo in Durban

Arrive by 17:07. Golden hour opens at 17:22 and the sun is down by 17:54, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 268° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:09 and runs to 18:18, the end of civil twilight and 23m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Durban — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Durban today?

The sun sets in Durban at 17:54 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Durban?

It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 18:18 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Durban?

Evening golden hour runs 17:22 to 18:09 today, lasting 46m. Full golden hour times for Durban covers the morning window and the coming week.

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