Port Elizabeth, South Africa 🇿🇦 Sunrise & Sunset Today
Today's Sunrise, Sunset, Twilight, Golden Hour, and Day Length in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Sun Phase: Daylight
Sunrise Today: 05:53 ↑ 94.8° E
Sunset Today: 18:20 ↑ 264.9° W
Day Length: 12h 27m
Sun Direction: E
Sun Altitude: 10.51°
Sun Distance: 149.746 million km
Next Solstice: Monday, 21 December 2026 (December Solstice)
October 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Port Elizabeth
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
05:54
↑
94° E
|
18:20
↑
265° W
|
12h 25m | +2m 06s | 04:30 | 19:44 | 05:00 | 19:14 | 05:29 | 18:45 | 12:07 | 149.78 |
| 2 |
05:53
↑
95° E
|
18:20
↑
265° W
|
12h 27m | +2m 06s | 04:28 | 19:45 | 04:58 | 19:15 | 05:28 | 18:46 | 12:07 | 149.74 |
| 3 |
05:52
↑
95° E
|
18:21
↑
264° W
|
12h 29m | +2m 06s | 04:27 | 19:46 | 04:57 | 19:16 | 05:26 | 18:47 | 12:06 | 149.70 |
| 4 |
05:50
↑
96° E
|
18:22
↑
264° W
|
12h 31m | +2m 06s | 04:25 | 19:47 | 04:55 | 19:17 | 05:25 | 18:47 | 12:06 | 149.65 |
| 5 |
05:49
↑
96° E
|
18:23
↑
264° W
|
12h 33m | +2m 05s | 04:24 | 19:48 | 04:54 | 19:18 | 05:23 | 18:48 | 12:06 | 149.61 |
| 6 |
05:48
↑
97° E
|
18:23
↑
263° W
|
12h 35m | +2m 05s | 04:22 | 19:49 | 04:53 | 19:19 | 05:22 | 18:49 | 12:05 | 149.57 |
| 7 |
05:46
↑
97° E
|
18:24
↑
263° W
|
12h 37m | +2m 05s | 04:21 | 19:50 | 04:51 | 19:19 | 05:21 | 18:50 | 12:05 | 149.53 |
| 8 |
05:45
↑
98° E
|
18:25
↑
262° W
|
12h 39m | +2m 05s | 04:19 | 19:51 | 04:50 | 19:20 | 05:19 | 18:51 | 12:05 | 149.49 |
| 9 |
05:44
↑
98° E
|
18:26
↑
262° W
|
12h 41m | +2m 05s | 04:18 | 19:52 | 04:48 | 19:21 | 05:18 | 18:51 | 12:04 | 149.44 |
| 10 |
05:42
↑
98° E
|
18:26
↑
261° W
|
12h 43m | +2m 05s | 04:16 | 19:53 | 04:47 | 19:22 | 05:17 | 18:52 | 12:04 | 149.40 |
| 11 |
05:41
↑
99° E
|
18:27
↑
261° W
|
12h 46m | +2m 05s | 04:15 | 19:54 | 04:45 | 19:23 | 05:15 | 18:53 | 12:04 | 149.36 |
| 12 |
05:40
↑
99° E
|
18:28
↑
260° W
|
12h 48m | +2m 04s | 04:13 | 19:55 | 04:44 | 19:24 | 05:14 | 18:54 | 12:04 | 149.31 |
| 13 |
05:38
↑
100° E
|
18:29
↑
260° W
|
12h 50m | +2m 04s | 04:12 | 19:56 | 04:43 | 19:25 | 05:13 | 18:55 | 12:03 | 149.27 |
| 14 |
05:37
↑
100° E
|
18:29
↑
259° W
|
12h 52m | +2m 04s | 04:10 | 19:57 | 04:41 | 19:26 | 05:11 | 18:56 | 12:03 | 149.23 |
| 15 |
05:36
↑
101° E
|
18:30
↑
259° W
|
12h 54m | +2m 03s | 04:09 | 19:58 | 04:40 | 19:27 | 05:10 | 18:56 | 12:03 | 149.19 |
| 16 |
05:35
↑
101° ESE
|
18:31
↑
258° WSW
|
12h 56m | +2m 03s | 04:07 | 19:59 | 04:38 | 19:27 | 05:09 | 18:57 | 12:03 | 149.14 |
| 17 |
05:33
↑
102° ESE
|
18:32
↑
258° WSW
|
12h 58m | +2m 03s | 04:06 | 20:00 | 04:37 | 19:28 | 05:07 | 18:58 | 12:02 | 149.10 |
| 18 |
05:32
↑
102° ESE
|
18:33
↑
258° WSW
|
13h 00m | +2m 02s | 04:04 | 20:01 | 04:36 | 19:29 | 05:06 | 18:59 | 12:02 | 149.06 |
| 19 |
05:31
↑
103° ESE
|
18:34
↑
257° WSW
|
13h 02m | +2m 02s | 04:03 | 20:02 | 04:34 | 19:30 | 05:05 | 19:00 | 12:02 | 149.01 |
| 20 |
05:30
↑
103° ESE
|
18:34
↑
257° WSW
|
13h 04m | +2m 01s | 04:02 | 20:03 | 04:33 | 19:31 | 05:04 | 19:01 | 12:02 | 148.97 |
| 21 |
05:29
↑
104° ESE
|
18:35
↑
256° WSW
|
13h 06m | +2m 01s | 04:00 | 20:04 | 04:32 | 19:32 | 05:02 | 19:02 | 12:02 | 148.93 |
| 22 |
05:27
↑
104° ESE
|
18:36
↑
256° WSW
|
13h 08m | +2m 00s | 03:59 | 20:05 | 04:30 | 19:33 | 05:01 | 19:03 | 12:02 | 148.89 |
| 23 |
05:26
↑
104° ESE
|
18:37
↑
256° WSW
|
13h 10m | +2m 00s | 03:57 | 20:06 | 04:29 | 19:34 | 05:00 | 19:03 | 12:01 | 148.84 |
| 24 |
05:25
↑
105° ESE
|
18:38
↑
255° WSW
|
13h 12m | +1m 59s | 03:56 | 20:07 | 04:28 | 19:35 | 04:59 | 19:04 | 12:01 | 148.80 |
| 25 |
05:24
↑
105° ESE
|
18:39
↑
255° WSW
|
13h 14m | +1m 59s | 03:54 | 20:09 | 04:27 | 19:36 | 04:58 | 19:05 | 12:01 | 148.76 |
| 26 |
05:23
↑
106° ESE
|
18:40
↑
254° WSW
|
13h 16m | +1m 58s | 03:53 | 20:10 | 04:25 | 19:37 | 04:56 | 19:06 | 12:01 | 148.72 |
| 27 |
05:22
↑
106° ESE
|
18:40
↑
254° WSW
|
13h 18m | +1m 57s | 03:52 | 20:11 | 04:24 | 19:38 | 04:55 | 19:07 | 12:01 | 148.68 |
| 28 |
05:21
↑
106° ESE
|
18:41
↑
253° WSW
|
13h 20m | +1m 57s | 03:50 | 20:12 | 04:23 | 19:39 | 04:54 | 19:08 | 12:01 | 148.64 |
| 29 |
05:20
↑
107° ESE
|
18:42
↑
253° WSW
|
13h 22m | +1m 56s | 03:49 | 20:13 | 04:22 | 19:40 | 04:53 | 19:09 | 12:01 | 148.60 |
| 30 |
05:19
↑
107° ESE
|
18:43
↑
253° WSW
|
13h 24m | +1m 55s | 03:48 | 20:15 | 04:21 | 19:42 | 04:52 | 19:10 | 12:01 | 148.56 |
| 31 |
05:18
↑
108° ESE
|
18:44
↑
252° WSW
|
13h 26m | +1m 54s | 03:46 | 20:16 | 04:19 | 19:43 | 04:51 | 19:11 | 12:01 | 148.53 |
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All times are in local time for Port Elizabeth. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not currently in effect. Calculations account for atmospheric refraction and are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today's date is in the table. |
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In Port Elizabeth, the earliest sunrise of October is on October 31 and the latest sunset of October is on October 31.
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Sunrise in Port Elizabeth, South Africa today is at 05:53 local time.
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Sunset in Port Elizabeth, South Africa today is at 18:20 local time.
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