May 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Mthatha, South Africa 🇿🇦
Sun: Daylight
Sunrise Today: 05:19 ↑ 114.4° ESE
Sunset Today: 19:11 ↑ 245.8° WSW
Day Length: 13h 52m
Sun Direction: W
Sun Altitude: 47.94°
Sun Distance: 147.216 million km
Next Equinox: Friday, 20 March 2026 (March Equinox)
May 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Mthatha
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
06:36
↑
73° ENE
|
17:27
↑
287° WNW
|
10h 51m | -1m 36s | 05:13 | 18:50 | 05:41 | 18:21 | 06:10 | 17:53 | 12:02 | 150.72 |
| 2 |
06:36
↑
72° ENE
|
17:26
↑
288° WNW
|
10h 49m | -1m 35s | 05:13 | 18:49 | 05:42 | 18:20 | 06:11 | 17:52 | 12:01 | 150.76 |
| 3 |
06:37
↑
72° ENE
|
17:25
↑
288° WNW
|
10h 47m | -1m 34s | 05:14 | 18:48 | 05:43 | 18:20 | 06:11 | 17:51 | 12:01 | 150.79 |
| 4 |
06:38
↑
72° ENE
|
17:24
↑
288° WNW
|
10h 46m | -1m 33s | 05:15 | 18:47 | 05:43 | 18:19 | 06:12 | 17:50 | 12:01 | 150.83 |
| 5 |
06:39
↑
71° ENE
|
17:23
↑
289° WNW
|
10h 44m | -1m 31s | 05:15 | 18:47 | 05:44 | 18:18 | 06:13 | 17:49 | 12:01 | 150.87 |
| 6 |
06:39
↑
71° ENE
|
17:23
↑
289° WNW
|
10h 43m | -1m 30s | 05:16 | 18:46 | 05:44 | 18:17 | 06:13 | 17:48 | 12:01 | 150.91 |
| 7 |
06:40
↑
71° ENE
|
17:22
↑
290° WNW
|
10h 41m | -1m 29s | 05:16 | 18:45 | 05:45 | 18:17 | 06:14 | 17:48 | 12:01 | 150.94 |
| 8 |
06:41
↑
70° ENE
|
17:21
↑
290° WNW
|
10h 40m | -1m 28s | 05:17 | 18:45 | 05:46 | 18:16 | 06:15 | 17:47 | 12:01 | 150.98 |
| 9 |
06:41
↑
70° ENE
|
17:20
↑
290° WNW
|
10h 38m | -1m 27s | 05:17 | 18:44 | 05:46 | 18:15 | 06:15 | 17:46 | 12:01 | 151.01 |
| 10 |
06:42
↑
70° ENE
|
17:19
↑
290° WNW
|
10h 37m | -1m 25s | 05:18 | 18:43 | 05:47 | 18:15 | 06:16 | 17:45 | 12:01 | 151.05 |
| 11 |
06:43
↑
69° ENE
|
17:19
↑
291° WNW
|
10h 36m | -1m 24s | 05:19 | 18:43 | 05:47 | 18:14 | 06:16 | 17:45 | 12:01 | 151.09 |
| 12 |
06:43
↑
69° ENE
|
17:18
↑
291° WNW
|
10h 34m | -1m 23s | 05:19 | 18:42 | 05:48 | 18:13 | 06:17 | 17:44 | 12:01 | 151.12 |
| 13 |
06:44
↑
69° ENE
|
17:17
↑
291° WNW
|
10h 33m | -1m 21s | 05:20 | 18:42 | 05:48 | 18:13 | 06:18 | 17:43 | 12:01 | 151.16 |
| 14 |
06:45
↑
68° ENE
|
17:17
↑
292° WNW
|
10h 31m | -1m 20s | 05:20 | 18:41 | 05:49 | 18:12 | 06:18 | 17:43 | 12:01 | 151.19 |
| 15 |
06:45
↑
68° ENE
|
17:16
↑
292° WNW
|
10h 30m | -1m 18s | 05:21 | 18:40 | 05:50 | 18:12 | 06:19 | 17:42 | 12:01 | 151.22 |
| 16 |
06:46
↑
68° ENE
|
17:15
↑
292° WNW
|
10h 29m | -1m 17s | 05:21 | 18:40 | 05:50 | 18:11 | 06:20 | 17:42 | 12:01 | 151.25 |
| 17 |
06:47
↑
68° ENE
|
17:15
↑
292° WNW
|
10h 28m | -1m 15s | 05:22 | 18:39 | 05:51 | 18:11 | 06:20 | 17:41 | 12:01 | 151.28 |
| 18 |
06:47
↑
67° ENE
|
17:14
↑
293° WNW
|
10h 26m | -1m 14s | 05:22 | 18:39 | 05:51 | 18:10 | 06:21 | 17:41 | 12:01 | 151.32 |
| 19 |
06:48
↑
67° ENE
|
17:14
↑
293° WNW
|
10h 25m | -1m 12s | 05:23 | 18:39 | 05:52 | 18:10 | 06:21 | 17:40 | 12:01 | 151.35 |
| 20 |
06:49
↑
67° ENE
|
17:13
↑
293° WNW
|
10h 24m | -1m 10s | 05:23 | 18:38 | 05:52 | 18:09 | 06:22 | 17:40 | 12:01 | 151.38 |
| 21 |
06:49
↑
67° ENE
|
17:13
↑
294° WNW
|
10h 23m | -1m 09s | 05:24 | 18:38 | 05:53 | 18:09 | 06:23 | 17:39 | 12:01 | 151.40 |
| 22 |
06:50
↑
66° ENE
|
17:12
↑
294° WNW
|
10h 22m | -1m 07s | 05:24 | 18:37 | 05:54 | 18:08 | 06:23 | 17:39 | 12:01 | 151.43 |
| 23 |
06:50
↑
66° ENE
|
17:12
↑
294° WNW
|
10h 21m | -1m 05s | 05:25 | 18:37 | 05:54 | 18:08 | 06:24 | 17:38 | 12:01 | 151.46 |
| 24 |
06:51
↑
66° ENE
|
17:11
↑
294° WNW
|
10h 20m | -1m 03s | 05:25 | 18:37 | 05:55 | 18:08 | 06:24 | 17:38 | 12:01 | 151.49 |
| 25 |
06:52
↑
66° ENE
|
17:11
↑
294° WNW
|
10h 19m | -1m 01s | 05:26 | 18:36 | 05:55 | 18:07 | 06:25 | 17:38 | 12:01 | 151.51 |
| 26 |
06:52
↑
66° ENE
|
17:10
↑
295° WNW
|
10h 18m | -1m 00s | 05:26 | 18:36 | 05:56 | 18:07 | 06:25 | 17:37 | 12:01 | 151.54 |
| 27 |
06:53
↑
65° ENE
|
17:10
↑
295° WNW
|
10h 17m | -0m 58s | 05:27 | 18:36 | 05:56 | 18:07 | 06:26 | 17:37 | 12:02 | 151.56 |
| 28 |
06:54
↑
65° ENE
|
17:10
↑
295° WNW
|
10h 16m | -0m 56s | 05:27 | 18:36 | 05:57 | 18:06 | 06:27 | 17:37 | 12:02 | 151.59 |
| 29 |
06:54
↑
65° ENE
|
17:09
↑
295° WNW
|
10h 15m | -0m 54s | 05:28 | 18:35 | 05:57 | 18:06 | 06:27 | 17:36 | 12:02 | 151.61 |
| 30 |
06:55
↑
65° ENE
|
17:09
↑
295° WNW
|
10h 14m | -0m 52s | 05:28 | 18:35 | 05:58 | 18:06 | 06:28 | 17:36 | 12:02 | 151.64 |
| 31 |
06:55
↑
64° ENE
|
17:09
↑
296° WNW
|
10h 13m | -0m 50s | 05:29 | 18:35 | 05:58 | 18:06 | 06:28 | 17:36 | 12:02 | 151.66 |
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All times are in local time for Mthatha. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not currently in effect. Today's date is in the table. |
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In Mthatha, the earliest sunrise of May is on May 01 or May 02 or the latest sunset of May is on May 01.
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