sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Potchefstroom, South Africa (North-West, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality).
Current time: Friday, 2026-06-12, 22:38 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Potchefstroom local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 12:11 (elapsed time: -10h 27m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 40.1°.
Day Length: 10h 28m 56s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:57:00 | 12:11:28 | 17:25:56 |
| Azimuth | 64.4° | 0° | 295.7° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
10h 28m 56s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 926 047 km
94 402 469 mi
Potchefstroom ↔ Sun, nearest point: 151 236 278 km
93 973 866 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+02:00 |
| Latitude: | -26.71667° |
| Longitude: | 27.1° |
| Country: | South Africa North-West |
| Population: | 123 669 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:34:25 | 5h 34m 25s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:34:25 | 06:02:48 | 28m 23s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:02:48 | 06:31:40 | 28m 52s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:31:40 | 06:57:00 | 25m 20s | |
| Daylight | 06:57:00 | 17:25:56 | 10h 28m 56s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:25:56 | 17:51:16 | 25m 20s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:51:16 | 18:20:09 | 28m 53s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:20:09 | 18:48:31 | 28m 22s | |
| Night | 18:48:31 | 23:59:59 | 5h 11m 28s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: -68.6° (
22:38)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 265.6° (
22:38)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-06-10 | 2026-06-11 | 2026-06-12 | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-14 |
| Day: | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Sunrise: | 06:56:16 | 06:56:38 | 06:57:00 | 06:57:21 | 06:57:41 |
| Solar noon: | 12:11:04 | 12:11:16 | 12:11:28 | 12:11:41 | 12:11:53 |
| Sunset: | 17:25:52 | 17:25:53 | 17:25:56 | 17:26:01 | 17:26:06 |
| Day Length: | 10h 29m 36s | 10h 29m 15s | 10h 28m 56s | 10h 28m 40s | 10h 28m 25s |
Potchefstroom sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):