Sunrise & Sunset in Bloemfontein
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2)
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
6:29 PM
Today in Bloemfontein, South Africa, sunrise is at 5:31 AM and sunset at 6:29 PM, giving 12 h 58 min of daylight — 2 minutes longer than yesterday.
Sun times today
| Event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight (−18°) | 4:08 AM | 7:52 PM |
| Nautical twilight (−12°) | 4:38 AM | 7:22 PM |
| Civil twilight (−6°) | 5:06 AM | 6:53 PM |
| Sunrise / sunset | 5:31 AM | 6:29 PM |
| Golden hour ends / starts (+6°) | 6:03 AM | 5:57 PM |
| Solar noon | 12:00 PM | |
— means the sun does not reach that angle today. Times include standard atmospheric refraction; hills and buildings can change what you see.
Bloemfontein sunrise and sunset — October 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 5:54 AM | 6:16 PM | 12 h 22 min |
| 2 Fri | 5:53 AM | 6:17 PM | 12 h 24 min |
| 3 Sat | 5:52 AM | 6:17 PM | 12 h 26 min |
| 4 Sun | 5:50 AM | 6:18 PM | 12 h 27 min |
| 5 Mon | 5:49 AM | 6:18 PM | 12 h 29 min |
| 6 Tue | 5:48 AM | 6:19 PM | 12 h 31 min |
| 7 Wed | 5:47 AM | 6:19 PM | 12 h 32 min |
| 8 Thu | 5:46 AM | 6:20 PM | 12 h 34 min |
| 9 Fri | 5:45 AM | 6:21 PM | 12 h 36 min |
| 10 Sat | 5:44 AM | 6:21 PM | 12 h 38 min |
| 11 Sun | 5:42 AM | 6:22 PM | 12 h 39 min |
| 12 Mon | 5:41 AM | 6:22 PM | 12 h 41 min |
| 13 Tue | 5:40 AM | 6:23 PM | 12 h 43 min |
| 14 Wed | 5:39 AM | 6:24 PM | 12 h 45 min |
| 15 Thu | 5:38 AM | 6:24 PM | 12 h 46 min |
| 16 Fri | 5:37 AM | 6:25 PM | 12 h 48 min |
| 17 Sat | 5:36 AM | 6:26 PM | 12 h 50 min |
| 18 Sun | 5:35 AM | 6:26 PM | 12 h 51 min |
| 19 Mon | 5:34 AM | 6:27 PM | 12 h 53 min |
| 20 Tue | 5:33 AM | 6:28 PM | 12 h 55 min |
| 21 Wed | 5:32 AM | 6:28 PM | 12 h 56 min |
| 22 Thu | 5:31 AM | 6:29 PM | 12 h 58 min |
| 23 Fri | 5:30 AM | 6:30 PM | 13 h 0 min |
| 24 Sat | 5:29 AM | 6:30 PM | 13 h 1 min |
| 25 Sun | 5:28 AM | 6:31 PM | 13 h 3 min |
| 26 Mon | 5:27 AM | 6:32 PM | 13 h 5 min |
| 27 Tue | 5:26 AM | 6:32 PM | 13 h 6 min |
| 28 Wed | 5:25 AM | 6:33 PM | 13 h 8 min |
| 29 Thu | 5:24 AM | 6:34 PM | 13 h 9 min |
| 30 Fri | 5:23 AM | 6:35 PM | 13 h 11 min |
| 31 Sat | 5:23 AM | 6:35 PM | 13 h 13 min |
Sunrise and sunset in Bloemfontein: questions and answers
What time is sunset in Bloemfontein today?
6:29 PM local time (South Africa Standard Time). Civil twilight ends at 6:53 PM.
What time is sunrise in Bloemfontein tomorrow?
5:30 AM.
When is golden hour in Bloemfontein today?
In the evening from about 5:57 PM until sunset at 6:29 PM; in the morning from sunrise until about 6:03 AM.
What are the longest and shortest days in Bloemfontein?
About 14 h 1 min at the December solstice, and about 10 h 17 min at the June solstice.
Calculated for -29.12°, 26.21°. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.