sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Potchefstroom, South Africa (North-West, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality).
Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 10:39 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Potchefstroom local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 12:15 (remaining time: +1h 36m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 49.5°.
Day Length: 11h 11m 39s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:40:05 | 12:15:54 | 17:51:44 |
| Azimuth | 75° | 0° | 285° |
| Day Length |  |
11h 11m 39s |  |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 478 288 km
94 124 244 mi
Potchefstroom ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 778 228 km
93 689 247 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 | 05:21:50 | 5h 21m 50s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:21:50 | 05:48:58 | 27m 8s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:48:58 | 06:16:20 | 27m 22s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:16:20 | 06:40:05 | 23m 45s | |
| Daylight | 06:40:05 | 17:51:44 | 11h 11m 39s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:51:44 | 18:15:28 | 23m 44s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 18:15:28 | 18:42:50 | 27m 22s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:42:50 | 19:09:58 | 27m 8s | |
| Night | 19:09:58 | 23:59:59 | 4h 50m 1s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 43.2° (
10:39)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 32.9° ( 10:39)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-08-14 | 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-16 | 2026-08-17 | 2026-08-18 |
| Day: | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday |
| Sunrise: | 06:41:49 | 06:40:57 | 06:40:05 | 06:39:11 | 06:38:17 |
| Solar noon: | 12:16:18 | 12:16:06 | 12:15:54 | 12:15:42 | 12:15:28 |
| Sunset: | 17:50:48 | 17:51:16 | 17:51:44 | 17:52:12 | 17:52:39 |
| Day Length: | 11h 8m 59s | 11h 10m 19s | 11h 11m 39s | 11h 13m 1s | 11h 14m 22s |
Potchefstroom sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):