July 21, 2026 · Soweto, South Africa
Sunrise in Soweto today is at 06:54. Day length is 10h 43m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Soweto's coordinates and updated daily.
Soweto lies at 26°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 Soweto.
The longest day in Soweto is around 13h 47m (around December 21). The shortest is around 10h 29m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:30 | 19:07 | 13h 36m |
| February | 05:54 | 18:53 | 12h 59m |
| March | 06:10 | 18:27 | 12h 16m |
| April | 06:25 | 17:54 | 11h 29m |
| May | 06:41 | 17:31 | 10h 51m |
| June | 06:55 | 17:25 | 10h 30m |
| July | 06:56 | 17:34 | 10h 38m |
| August | 06:39 | 17:49 | 11h 11m |
| September | 06:07 | 18:02 | 11h 55m |
| October | 05:35 | 18:16 | 12h 41m |
| November | 05:12 | 18:36 | 13h 24m |
| December | 05:11 | 18:58 | 13h 46m |