Sun position in Harare

Where the sun stands over Harare, Zimbabwe (-17.8277°, 31.0534°) - today's sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length and shadow length, plus the sun path across the whole year.

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Sun times in Harare on 4 November 2026

Local time in Harare, UTC+2, with no daylight saving time.
Sunrise	05:15	rises toward ESE (106°)
Solar noon	11:39	sun 87.6° above the horizon
Sunset	18:03	sets toward WSW (253°)
Day length	12 h 48 min
Civil dawn	04:53	first usable light
Civil dusk	18:26	last usable light
Golden hour, morning	05:15–05:45	warm low light
Golden hour, evening	17:34–18:03	warm low light
Shadow at noon	0.04 m	per metre of height

Times are computed for -17.8277°, 31.0534° and refreshed every day. For any other date, an exact azimuth or a shadow drawn on the map, open the interactive sun position map for Harare.

The sun’s path over Harare

How high the sun stands and where, from sunrise to sunset: today, at both solstices and at the equinox. The higher a curve climbs, the higher the sun; where a curve meets the bottom line, the sun rises or sets at that compass bearing.

Today, 4 November
21 June
Equinox, March and September
21 December

The sun's altitude against its compass bearing over Harare. On 21 June the sun rises at 66° (ENE), climbs to 48.7° at solar noon and sets at 294° (WNW). On 21 December the sun rises at 115° (ESE), climbs to 84.4° at solar noon and sets at 245° (WSW).

The sun through the year in Harare

Sunrise, sunset, day length, noon altitude and noon shadow on the 15th of each month, on the local clock
Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon altitude	Noon shadow
January	05:33	18:37	13 h 05 min	86.7°	0.1 m
February	05:50	18:30	12 h 40 min	84.8°	0.1 m
March	05:59	18:11	12 h 12 min	74.2°	0.3 m
April	06:05	17:46	11 h 41 min	62.3°	0.5 m
May	06:14	17:30	11 h 17 min	53.3°	0.7 m
June	06:24	17:28	11 h 04 min	48.9°	0.9 m
July	06:27	17:37	11 h 09 min	50.7°	0.8 m
August	06:15	17:46	11 h 30 min	58.2°	0.6 m
September	05:52	17:51	11 h 59 min	69.2°	0.4 m
October	05:27	17:56	12 h 29 min	80.8°	0.2 m
November	05:12	18:09	12 h 57 min	89.3°	0.0 m
December	05:15	18:27	13 h 12 min	84.6°	0.1 m

At the December solstice the midday sun reaches 84.4° above the horizon in Harare and the day lasts 13 h 12 min. At the June solstice the sun climbs only to 48.7° and the day shrinks to 11 h 04 min. That difference is what decides whether a garden, a window or a solar array sees the sun in winter. The noon shadow column gives the length of the shadow of anything one metre tall.

Harare through 2026 at a glance

The extremes of 2026, on the local clock
Longest day	21 December	13 h 12 min, 05:18–18:30
Shortest day	21 June	11 h 04 min, 06:26–17:29
Earliest sunrise	25 November	05:11
Latest sunrise	7 July	06:28
Earliest sunset	4 June	17:27
Latest sunset	18 January	18:38
Highest midday sun	29 January	90.0°, straight overhead
Lowest midday sun	21 June	48.7°
Sunrise direction	through the year	66° ENE (21 June) to 115° ESE (22 December)
Sunset direction	through the year	245° WSW (21 December) to 294° WNW (21 June)

From 13 November to 29 January the midday sun stands south of the zenith, and the rest of the year to the north: in Harare even a south-facing window gets the noon sun for part of the year.
The sun passes straight overhead at solar noon on 29 January and 12 November: for a moment upright posts, people and buildings cast no shadow at all.
The earliest sunset is on 4 June, 17 days before the shortest day (21 June), and the latest sunrise on 7 July, 16 days after it. Solar noon drifts through the year, so the darkest afternoon and the darkest morning do not fall on the shortest day.
The longest day in Harare is 2 h 08 min longer than the shortest, and around the equinoxes the days grow or shrink by up to 1.0 minutes a day.

The winter solstice 2026: the moment, and the shortest and the longest day, city by city →

When the days start getting longer: the earliest sunset, the latest sunrise and lighter evenings, city by city →

Planning around the sun in Harare

Solar panels

At 17.8° S a fixed array facing due north collects the most over a year at a tilt of about 17°. Use the solar panel angle calculator with the coordinates -17.8277°, 31.0534° for the exact optimum, the seasonal optima and the loss from an east or west facing roof.

Buying a flat or a plot

At the June solstice the noon sun in Harare sits 48.7° above the horizon, so every obstacle casts a shadow 0.9 times its own height at midday. Check what stands to the north before you commit: place the building on the map and read the shaded hours for 21 June.

Photography

Golden hour runs 05:15–05:45 in the morning and 17:34–18:03 in the evening today, and the sun sets toward WSW (253°). The golden hour calculator gives the same windows for any date, and the map’s alignment finder shows the days when the setting sun lines up with a street.

More on planning around the sun: which way a house, garden or balcony should face, how long golden hour lasts and why the earliest sunset comes before the shortest day.

Other cities

Near Harare

On the same latitude

Harare lies at 17.8° S. On the same parallel the longest and the shortest day last just as long and the noon sun climbs just as high, whatever the clocks say there:

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Questions

Sun questions about Harare

What time is sunrise and sunset in Harare today?

On 4 November 2026 the sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 18:03 in Harare (UTC+2), giving 12 h 48 min of daylight.

What time is solar noon in Harare today?

Solar noon is at 11:39, when the sun stands due north, 87.6° above the horizon. It is the middle of the day by the sun and the moment shadows are shortest.

When is the longest day of the year in Harare?

On 21 December, with 13 h 12 min between sunrise at 05:18 and sunset at 18:30.

When is the shortest day of the year in Harare?

On 21 June, with 11 h 04 min between sunrise at 06:26 and sunset at 17:29.

How high does the sun get in Harare?

At solar noon the sun reaches 90.0° on 29 January, its highest of the year, and only 48.7° on 21 June. Today it climbs to 87.6°.

In which direction does the sun rise and set in Harare?

Due east and due west only around the equinoxes. Through the year sunrise swings between 66° (ENE) and 115° (ESE), and sunset between 245° (WSW) and 294° (WNW).

What is the best angle for solar panels in Harare?

Facing due north (azimuth 0°) at a tilt of about 17° for the most energy over a year. A steeper tilt favours the winter months and a flatter one the summer.

When is the sun directly overhead in Harare?

At solar noon on 29 January and 12 November. On those days upright objects cast no shadow at midday.