Dont forget to change the time!

NAMIBIA’S five-month winter time period draws to a close on Sunday, when the country’s watches and clocks have to be adjusted an hour forward again.

The summer period, which will last until the first weekend in April next year, is set to start at 02h00 on Sunday, when the time will officially change to 03h00. While this will steal an hour out of Namibians’ weekend, people will at least be able to look forward to an extra hour of sunshine after most people’s normal working hours from Sunday onwards.In Windhoek this year’s last wintertime sunrise will be at 05h58 on Saturday.The capital’s last wintertime sunset will be at 17h42 on Saturday.On Sunday, the city’s first summertime sunrise will be at 06h57, with the first sunset after the time change to be at 18h42, according to the Namibia Meteorological Service.Sunset times will get progressively later until mid-January, when the sun will disappear in the west only at around 19h41.While this will steal an hour out of Namibians’ weekend, people will at least be able to look forward to an extra hour of sunshine after most people’s normal working hours from Sunday onwards.In Windhoek this year’s last wintertime sunrise will be at 05h58 on Saturday.The capital’s last wintertime sunset will be at 17h42 on Saturday.On Sunday, the city’s first summertime sunrise will be at 06h57, with the first sunset after the time change to be at 18h42, according to the Namibia Meteorological Service.Sunset times will get progressively later until mid-January, when the sun will disappear in the west only at around 19h41.

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