Every day, and its light
Sunrise and sunset for where you'll be, the two windows of best light, and one thing to try. Times are local.
South Africa
2 Oct – 21 Oct 2026 · 20 days
Your stays add up to more days than the trip has, so the last Umdloti stay is trimmed to fit 21 October. Adjust the days below — it's saved on this phone.
Stays — 20 of 20 days planned
- Ballito4
- Lake Eland2
- Umdloti5
- Drakensberg4
- Umdloti5
Fri 2 Oct · day 1
Ballito
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Daylight
- 12h 24m
Best light 05:02–06:17 and 17:12–18:22
TrySunrise from Willard Beach — arrive 30 min early
KZN North Coast field cards →Sat 3 Oct · day 2
Ballito
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Daylight
- 12h 26m
Best light 05:01–06:16 and 17:12–18:22
TryThompson's Bay tidal pool and the rock arch, low tide
KZN North Coast field cards →Sun 4 Oct · day 3
Ballito
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Daylight
- 12h 28m
Best light 05:00–06:15 and 17:13–18:23
TryDolphins from the promenade with the 100-400
KZN North Coast field cards →Mon 5 Oct · day 4
Ballito
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Daylight
- 12h 30m
Best light 04:59–06:14 and 17:13–18:23
TrySalt Rock ledges: wet rock with the polariser
KZN North Coast field cards →Tue 6 Oct · day 5
Lake Eland
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Daylight
- 12h 33m
Best light 05:01–06:16 and 17:18–18:28
TryGame from the car, early — giraffe and zebra in low light
Lake Eland field cards →Wed 7 Oct · day 6
Lake Eland
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Daylight
- 12h 34m
Best light 05:00–06:15 and 17:19–18:29
TryThe suspension bridge and Oribi Gorge with the polariser
Lake Eland field cards →Thu 8 Oct · day 7
Umdloti
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Daylight
- 12h 35m
Best light 04:56–06:11 and 17:16–18:26
TrySunrise over the sea — the same spot, every morning
KZN North Coast field cards →Fri 9 Oct · day 8
Umdloti
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Daylight
- 12h 37m
Best light 04:54–06:09 and 17:16–18:26
TryThe rocky point and tidal pool, polariser on
KZN North Coast field cards →Sat 10 Oct · day 9
Umdloti
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Daylight
- 12h 39m
Best light 04:53–06:08 and 17:17–18:27
TryUmhlanga lighthouse and Whalebone Pier: long exposure before sunrise
KZN North Coast field cards →Sun 11 Oct · day 10
Umdloti
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Daylight
- 12h 40m
Best light 04:52–06:07 and 17:17–18:27
TryWhales passing — scan for the blow first
KZN North Coast field cards →Mon 12 Oct · day 11
Umdloti
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Daylight
- 12h 42m
Best light 04:51–06:06 and 17:18–18:28
TryPeople on the promenade in the last light
KZN North Coast field cards →Tue 13 Oct · day 12
Drakensberg
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Daylight
- 12h 42m
Best light 04:59–06:14 and 17:27–18:37
TryThe Amphitheatre at first light from Royal Natal
Drakensberg field cards →Wed 14 Oct · day 13
Drakensberg
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Daylight
- 12h 44m
Best light 04:58–06:13 and 17:27–18:37
TryReflections in the reservoir near the picnic site — before the wind
Drakensberg field cards →Thu 15 Oct · day 14
Drakensberg
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Daylight
- 12h 46m
Best light 04:57–06:12 and 17:28–18:38
TryMist and storm: shoot into the weather
Drakensberg field cards →Fri 16 Oct · day 15
Drakensberg
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Daylight
- 12h 47m
Best light 04:56–06:11 and 17:28–18:38
TryTugela and Mahai streams, silky water on the tripod
Drakensberg field cards →Sat 17 Oct · day 16
Umdloti
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Daylight
- 12h 51m
Best light 04:45–06:00 and 17:21–18:31
TrySunrise over the sea — the same spot, every morning
KZN North Coast field cards →Sun 18 Oct · day 17
Umdloti
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Daylight
- 12h 52m
Best light 04:44–05:59 and 17:22–18:32
TryThe rocky point and tidal pool, polariser on
KZN North Coast field cards →Mon 19 Oct · day 18
Umdloti
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Daylight
- 12h 54m
Best light 04:43–05:58 and 17:23–18:33
TryUmhlanga lighthouse and Whalebone Pier: long exposure before sunrise
KZN North Coast field cards →Tue 20 Oct · day 19
Umdloti
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Daylight
- 12h 56m
Best light 04:42–05:57 and 17:23–18:33
TryWhales passing — scan for the blow first
KZN North Coast field cards →Wed 21 Oct · day 20
Umdloti
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Daylight
- 12h 58m
Best light 04:41–05:56 and 17:24–18:34
TryPeople on the promenade in the last light
KZN North Coast field cards →
Skåne, Sweden
8 Dec – 31 Jan 2027 · 55 days
The mirror image of the coast: sunsets over the sea, seven hours of low light, mist over bare beech.
Stays — 55 of 55 days planned
- Malmö / Burlöv / Vellinge55
Tue 8 Dec · day 1
Malmö / Burlöv / Vellinge
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 15:37
- Daylight
- 7h 14m
Best light 07:53–09:08 and 14:52–16:02
TryBokskogen in mist, within an hour of sunrise
Skåne, Sweden field cards →Tue 15 Dec · day 8
Malmö / Burlöv / Vellinge
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 15:36
- Daylight
- 7h 05m
Best light 08:01–09:16 and 14:51–16:01
TryBlue hour in the city: Turning Torso, Öresund bridge
Skåne, Sweden field cards →Tue 22 Dec · day 15
Malmö / Burlöv / Vellinge
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 15:38
- Daylight
- 7h 02m
Best light 08:06–09:21 and 14:53–16:03
TrySnow, if it comes — brighten it deliberately
Skåne, Sweden field cards →Tue 29 Dec · day 22
Malmö / Burlöv / Vellinge
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 15:43
- Daylight
- 7h 06m
Best light 08:07–09:22 and 14:58–16:08
TryFalsterbo and Skanör: sunset over the sea
Skåne, Sweden field cards →Tue 5 Jan · day 29
Malmö / Burlöv / Vellinge
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 15:51
- Daylight
- 7h 16m
Best light 08:05–09:20 and 15:06–16:16
TryChristmas markets and candle-lit interiors, no flash
Skåne, Sweden field cards →Tue 12 Jan · day 36
Malmö / Burlöv / Vellinge
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 16:02
- Daylight
- 7h 32m
Best light 08:00–09:15 and 15:17–16:27
TryBokskogen in mist, within an hour of sunrise
Skåne, Sweden field cards →Tue 19 Jan · day 43
Malmö / Burlöv / Vellinge
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 16:15
- Daylight
- 7h 53m
Best light 07:52–09:07 and 15:30–16:40
TryBlue hour in the city: Turning Torso, Öresund bridge
Skåne, Sweden field cards →Tue 26 Jan · day 50
Malmö / Burlöv / Vellinge
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Daylight
- 8h 17m
Best light 07:42–08:57 and 15:44–16:54
TrySnow, if it comes — brighten it deliberately
Skåne, Sweden field cards →Sun 31 Jan · day 55
Malmö / Burlöv / Vellinge
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Daylight
- 8h 36m
Best light 07:33–08:48 and 15:54–17:04
TrySnow, if it comes — brighten it deliberately
Skåne, Sweden field cards →