sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Potchefstroom, South Africa (North-West, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 12:43 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Potchefstroom local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 12:08 (elapsed time: -36m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 43.4°.
Day Length: 10h 43m 38s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:46:19 | 12:08:08 | 17:29:57 |
| Azimuth | 68.1° | 0° | 292.1° |
| Day Length |  |
10h 43m 38s |  |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 392 817 km
94 071 135 mi
Potchefstroom ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 692 808 km
93 636 170 mi
| Local timezone: | GMT+02:00 |
| Latitude: | -26.71667° |
| Longitude: | 27.1° |
| Country: | South Africa North-West |
| Population: | 123 669 |
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Zone Type | Start | End | Length |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:25:33 | 5h 25m 33s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:25:33 | 05:53:24 | 27m 51s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:53:24 | 06:21:39 | 28m 15s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:21:39 | 06:46:19 | 24m 40s | |
| Daylight | 06:46:19 | 17:29:57 | 10h 43m 38s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:29:57 | 17:54:38 | 24m 41s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:54:38 | 18:22:53 | 28m 15s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:22:53 | 18:50:44 | 27m 51s | |
| Night | 18:50:44 | 23:59:59 | 5h 9m 15s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 42.6° (
12:43)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 348.6° ( 12:43)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-19 | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-22 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 06:45:15 | 06:45:47 | 06:46:19 | 06:46:51 | 06:47:23 |
| Solar noon: | 12:08:02 | 12:08:05 | 12:08:08 | 12:08:12 | 12:08:16 |
| Sunset: | 17:30:50 | 17:30:23 | 17:29:57 | 17:29:33 | 17:29:10 |
| Day Length: | 10h 45m 35s | 10h 44m 36s | 10h 43m 38s | 10h 42m 42s | 10h 41m 47s |
Potchefstroom sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):