Sun position in Windhoek

Where the sun stands over Windhoek, Namibia (-22.5594°, 17.0832°) - 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 Windhoek on 4 November 2026

Local time in Windhoek, UTC+2, with no daylight saving time.
Sunrise	06:05	rises toward ESE (107°)
Solar noon	12:35	sun 82.9° above the horizon
Sunset	19:06	sets toward WSW (253°)
Day length	13 h 00 min
Civil dawn	05:42	first usable light
Civil dusk	19:29	last usable light
Golden hour, morning	06:05–06:36	warm low light
Golden hour, evening	18:35–19:06	warm low light
Shadow at noon	0.12 m	per metre of height

Times are computed for -22.5594°, 17.0832° 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 Windhoek.

The sun’s path over Windhoek

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 Windhoek. On 21 June the sun rises at 65° (ENE), climbs to 44.0° at solar noon and sets at 295° (WNW). On 21 December the sun rises at 116° (ESE), climbs to 89.1° at solar noon and sets at 244° (WSW).

The sun through the year in Windhoek

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	06:20	19:42	13 h 22 min	88.5°	0.0 m
February	06:41	19:31	12 h 50 min	80.0°	0.2 m
March	06:53	19:07	12 h 14 min	69.5°	0.4 m
April	07:05	18:39	11 h 34 min	57.6°	0.6 m
May	07:17	18:19	11 h 02 min	48.5°	0.9 m
June	07:29	18:15	10 h 46 min	44.1°	1 m
July	07:31	18:24	10 h 53 min	46.0°	1 m
August	07:16	18:36	11 h 20 min	53.5°	0.7 m
September	06:48	18:46	11 h 57 min	64.5°	0.5 m
October	06:20	18:56	12 h 36 min	76.0°	0.2 m
November	06:00	19:12	13 h 12 min	86.0°	0.1 m
December	06:01	19:32	13 h 31 min	89.3°	0.0 m

At the December solstice the midday sun reaches 89.1° above the horizon in Windhoek and the day lasts 13 h 31 min. At the June solstice the sun climbs only to 44.0° and the day shrinks to 10 h 45 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.

Windhoek through 2026 at a glance

The extremes of 2026, on the local clock
Longest day	21 December	13 h 31 min, 06:04–19:35
Shortest day	21 June	10 h 45 min, 07:31–18:16
Earliest sunrise	28 November	05:58
Latest sunrise	4 July	07:32
Earliest sunset	7 June	18:14
Latest sunset	14 January	19:42
Highest midday sun	5 January	90.0°, straight overhead
Lowest midday sun	21 June	44.0°
Sunrise direction	through the year	65° ENE (21 June) to 116° ESE (22 December)
Sunset direction	through the year	244° WSW (21 December) to 295° WNW (21 June)

From 7 December to 5 January the midday sun stands south of the zenith, and the rest of the year to the north: in Windhoek even a south-facing window gets the noon sun for part of the year.
The sun passes straight overhead at solar noon on 5 January and 6 December: for a moment upright posts, people and buildings cast no shadow at all.
The earliest sunset is on 7 June, 14 days before the shortest day (21 June), and the latest sunrise on 4 July, 13 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 Windhoek is 2 h 46 min longer than the shortest, and around the equinoxes the days grow or shrink by up to 1.3 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 Windhoek

Solar panels

At 22.6° S a fixed array facing due north collects the most over a year at a tilt of about 20°. Use the solar panel angle calculator with the coordinates -22.5594°, 17.0832° 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 Windhoek sits 44.0° above the horizon, so every obstacle casts a shadow 1 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 06:05–06:36 in the morning and 18:35–19:06 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.

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On the same latitude

Windhoek lies at 22.6° 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 Windhoek

What time is sunrise and sunset in Windhoek today?

On 4 November 2026 the sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 19:06 in Windhoek (UTC+2), giving 13 h 00 min of daylight.

What time is solar noon in Windhoek today?

Solar noon is at 12:35, when the sun stands due north, 82.9° 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 Windhoek?

On 21 December, with 13 h 31 min between sunrise at 06:04 and sunset at 19:35.

When is the shortest day of the year in Windhoek?

On 21 June, with 10 h 45 min between sunrise at 07:31 and sunset at 18:16.

How high does the sun get in Windhoek?

At solar noon the sun reaches 90.0° on 5 January, its highest of the year, and only 44.0° on 21 June. Today it climbs to 82.9°.

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

Due east and due west only around the equinoxes. Through the year sunrise swings between 65° (ENE) and 116° (ESE), and sunset between 244° (WSW) and 295° (WNW).

What is the best angle for solar panels in Windhoek?

Facing due north (azimuth 0°) at a tilt of about 20° 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 Windhoek?

At solar noon on 5 January and 6 December. On those days upright objects cast no shadow at midday.