July 21, 2026 · East London, South Africa
Sunrise in East London today is at 07:07. Day length is 10h 16m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for East London's coordinates and updated daily.
East London lies at 33°S. At this latitude, day length varies moderately — from around 10 hours in midwinter to 14–15 hours in midsummer.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for East London.
The longest day in East London is around 14h 20m (around December 21). The shortest is around 9h 58m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:16 | 19:21 | 14h 5m |
| February | 05:45 | 19:01 | 13h 16m |
| March | 06:08 | 18:28 | 12h 20m |
| April | 06:30 | 17:48 | 11h 17m |
| May | 06:52 | 17:19 | 10h 26m |
| June | 07:10 | 17:09 | 9h 59m |
| July | 07:10 | 17:20 | 10h 10m |
| August | 06:47 | 17:40 | 10h 53m |
| September | 06:09 | 18:00 | 11h 52m |
| October | 05:29 | 18:21 | 12h 52m |
| November | 05:00 | 18:48 | 13h 49m |
| December | 04:55 | 19:14 | 14h 19m |