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Durban
blue hour today
Blue hour in Durban is the short, cool-toned window when the sun sits just below the horizon and the sky glows deep blue — prized for cityscapes and waterfronts. Below are today's blue hour, golden hour and sunset times.
Spring and autumn here offer the year's most photogenic skies — gentle haze, longer twilight than midsummer, and reliable color in both the morning and evening golden hours.
Today · Africa/Johannesburg
Sky chart for Durban
Day length
12:38
00:00
06:00
12:00
18:00
00:00
Sunrise
05:23
Solar noon
11:42
Sunset
18:02
Day length
12:38
Today's photographer's window
Golden hour · morning
05:08 → 05:55
Golden hour · evening
17:30 → 18:17
Next 7 days · Durban
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hr (PM) | Blue hr (PM) | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 10 Oct | 05:23 | 18:02 | 17:30 → 18:17 | 18:17 → 18:26 | 12:38 |
| Sun, 11 Oct | 05:22 | 18:02 | 17:31 → 18:17 | 18:17 → 18:27 | 12:40 |
| Mon, 12 Oct | 05:21 | 18:03 | 17:31 → 18:18 | 18:18 → 18:27 | 12:42 |
| Tue, 13 Oct | 05:20 | 18:04 | 17:32 → 18:19 | 18:19 → 18:28 | 12:44 |
| Wed, 14 Oct | 05:18 | 18:04 | 17:32 → 18:19 | 18:19 → 18:29 | 12:45 |
| Thu, 15 Oct | 05:17 | 18:05 | 17:33 → 18:20 | 18:20 → 18:29 | 12:47 |
| Fri, 16 Oct | 05:16 | 18:06 | 17:34 → 18:21 | 18:21 → 18:30 | 12:49 |
Best evening golden hour this week
Friday, 16 October
Longest evening golden window: 17:34 → 18:21. Block this slot on your calendar.
Next 30 days · expanded table
| Date | Sunrise | Golden (AM) | Solar noon | Golden (PM) | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 10 Oct | 05:23 | 05:08 → 05:55 | 11:42 | 17:30 → 18:17 | 18:02 | 12:38 |
| Sun, 11 Oct | 05:22 | 05:07 → 05:54 | 11:42 | 17:31 → 18:17 | 18:02 | 12:40 |
| Mon, 12 Oct | 05:21 | 05:06 → 05:52 | 11:42 | 17:31 → 18:18 | 18:03 | 12:42 |
| Tue, 13 Oct | 05:20 | 05:05 → 05:51 | 11:42 | 17:32 → 18:19 | 18:04 | 12:44 |
| Wed, 14 Oct | 05:18 | 05:04 → 05:50 | 11:41 | 17:32 → 18:19 | 18:04 | 12:45 |
| Thu, 15 Oct | 05:17 | 05:02 → 05:49 | 11:41 | 17:33 → 18:20 | 18:05 | 12:47 |
| Fri, 16 Oct | 05:16 | 05:01 → 05:48 | 11:41 | 17:34 → 18:21 | 18:06 | 12:49 |
| Sat, 17 Oct | 05:15 | 05:00 → 05:47 | 11:41 | 17:34 → 18:21 | 18:06 | 12:51 |
| Sun, 18 Oct | 05:14 | 04:59 → 05:46 | 11:41 | 17:35 → 18:22 | 18:07 | 12:52 |
| Mon, 19 Oct | 05:13 | 04:58 → 05:45 | 11:40 | 17:36 → 18:23 | 18:08 | 12:54 |
| Tue, 20 Oct | 05:12 | 04:57 → 05:44 | 11:40 | 17:36 → 18:23 | 18:08 | 12:56 |
| Wed, 21 Oct | 05:11 | 04:56 → 05:43 | 11:40 | 17:37 → 18:24 | 18:09 | 12:58 |
| Thu, 22 Oct | 05:10 | 04:55 → 05:42 | 11:40 | 17:38 → 18:25 | 18:10 | 12:59 |
| Fri, 23 Oct | 05:09 | 04:54 → 05:41 | 11:40 | 17:38 → 18:26 | 18:10 | 13:01 |
| Sat, 24 Oct | 05:08 | 04:53 → 05:40 | 11:40 | 17:39 → 18:26 | 18:11 | 13:03 |
| Sun, 25 Oct | 05:07 | 04:52 → 05:39 | 11:39 | 17:40 → 18:27 | 18:12 | 13:04 |
| Mon, 26 Oct | 05:06 | 04:51 → 05:38 | 11:39 | 17:40 → 18:28 | 18:13 | 13:06 |
| Tue, 27 Oct | 05:05 | 04:50 → 05:38 | 11:39 | 17:41 → 18:29 | 18:13 | 13:08 |
| Wed, 28 Oct | 05:04 | 04:49 → 05:37 | 11:39 | 17:42 → 18:29 | 18:14 | 13:09 |
| Thu, 29 Oct | 05:03 | 04:48 → 05:36 | 11:39 | 17:42 → 18:30 | 18:15 | 13:11 |
| Fri, 30 Oct | 05:02 | 04:47 → 05:35 | 11:39 | 17:43 → 18:31 | 18:16 | 13:13 |
| Sat, 31 Oct | 05:02 | 04:46 → 05:34 | 11:39 | 17:44 → 18:32 | 18:16 | 13:14 |
| Sun, 1 Nov | 05:01 | 04:45 → 05:33 | 11:39 | 17:44 → 18:32 | 18:17 | 13:16 |
| Mon, 2 Nov | 05:00 | 04:45 → 05:33 | 11:39 | 17:45 → 18:33 | 18:18 | 13:17 |
| Tue, 3 Nov | 04:59 | 04:44 → 05:32 | 11:39 | 17:46 → 18:34 | 18:19 | 13:19 |
| Wed, 4 Nov | 04:58 | 04:43 → 05:31 | 11:39 | 17:47 → 18:35 | 18:19 | 13:21 |
| Thu, 5 Nov | 04:58 | 04:42 → 05:31 | 11:39 | 17:47 → 18:36 | 18:20 | 13:22 |
| Fri, 6 Nov | 04:57 | 04:41 → 05:30 | 11:39 | 17:48 → 18:37 | 18:21 | 13:24 |
| Sat, 7 Nov | 04:56 | 04:41 → 05:29 | 11:39 | 17:49 → 18:37 | 18:22 | 13:25 |
| Sun, 8 Nov | 04:56 | 04:40 → 05:29 | 11:39 | 17:50 → 18:38 | 18:23 | 13:27 |
Frequently asked
- What time is golden hour in Durban today?
- The evening golden hour begins at 17:30 and lasts until 18:17 local time. Morning golden hour is from 05:08 to 05:55.
- When does the sun rise and set in Durban?
- Today the sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 18:02. Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — is at 11:42.
- What's the moon phase in Durban tonight?
- 🌑 New Moon — 0% illuminated. Moonrise at 05:10, moonset at 18:10.
- When is the best season for golden hour photography in Durban?
- Spring and autumn here offer the year's most photogenic skies — gentle haze, longer twilight than midsummer, and reliable color in both the morning and evening golden hours.