Sunrise in Harare today

Harare lies at 18°S. In Harare, day length ranges from 11h 4m in winter to 13h 12m in summer — a swing of about 2h 8m.

The sun comes up over the east horizon in Harare today, at a bearing of 85°. It starts getting light 22 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 11 minutes earlier in Harare than in Bulawayo, 365 km to the southwest.

Through the year sunrise drifts earlier across spring and later across 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 Harare.

The longest day in Harare is around 13h 12m (around December 21). The shortest is around 11h 4m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 1 minute per day.