Sunset in Durban today
September 4, 2026 · Durban, South Africa
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Sunset in Durban today is at 17:43. Day length is 11h 34m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Durban's coordinates and updated daily.
Durban lies at 30°S. In Durban, day length ranges from 10h 13m in winter to 14h 4m in summer — a swing of about 3h 51m.
The sun goes down towards the west in Durban today, at a bearing of 278°. Civil twilight then lasts another 24 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 14 minutes earlier in Durban than in Pretoria, 536 km to the north-northwest.
Through the year sunset drifts later across spring and earlier across autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times shift month by month for Durban.
The longest day in Durban is around 14h 4m (around December 21). The shortest is around 10h 13m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 2 minutes per day.
Sunset in Durban by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19:01 | 05:10 | 13h 51m |
| February | 18:45 | 05:37 | 13h 8m |
| March | 18:15 | 05:57 | 12h 18m |
| April | 17:38 | 06:15 | 11h 23m |
| May | 17:12 | 06:34 | 10h 38m |
| June | 17:04 | 06:50 | 10h 14m |
| July | 17:14 | 06:51 | 10h 24m |
| August | 17:32 | 06:31 | 11h 2m |
| September | 17:49 | 05:55 | 11h 53m |
| October | 18:06 | 05:19 | 12h 47m |
| November | 18:30 | 04:53 | 13h 36m |
| December | 18:53 | 04:50 | 14h 3m |