Sunset in Johannesburg today
September 13, 2026 · Johannesburg, South Africa
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Sunset in Johannesburg today is at 18:01. Day length is 11h 52m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Johannesburg's coordinates and updated daily.
Johannesburg lies at 26°S. In Johannesburg, day length ranges from 10h 30m in winter to 13h 47m in summer — a swing of about 3h 17m.
The sun goes down towards the west in Johannesburg today, at a bearing of 274°. Civil twilight then lasts another 23 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets at practically the same moment in Johannesburg as in Pretoria, 53 km to the north-northeast.
The time of sunset slides later through spring and earlier through 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 Johannesburg.
The longest day in Johannesburg is around 13h 47m (around December 21). The shortest is around 10h 30m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 2 minutes per day.
Sunset in Johannesburg by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19:06 | 05:30 | 13h 36m |
| February | 18:52 | 05:53 | 12h 59m |
| March | 18:26 | 06:10 | 12h 16m |
| April | 17:53 | 06:24 | 11h 29m |
| May | 17:30 | 06:40 | 10h 51m |
| June | 17:24 | 06:54 | 10h 30m |
| July | 17:34 | 06:55 | 10h 38m |
| August | 17:49 | 06:38 | 11h 11m |
| September | 18:02 | 06:07 | 11h 55m |
| October | 18:15 | 05:34 | 12h 41m |
| November | 18:35 | 05:12 | 13h 23m |
| December | 18:57 | 05:11 | 13h 46m |