sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Potchefstroom, South Africa (North-West, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 14:17 (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: -2h 5m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 53.6°.
Day Length: 11h 27m 39s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:27:49 | 12:11:39 | 17:55:28 |
| Azimuth | 79.7° | 0° | 280.6° |
| Day Length |  |
11h 27m 39s |  |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 150 105 887 km
93 271 474 mi
Potchefstroom ↔ Sun, nearest point: 149 405 876 km
92 836 507 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 | 05:10:28 | 5h 10m 28s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:10:28 | 05:37:24 | 26m 56s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:37:24 | 06:04:27 | 27m 3s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:04:27 | 06:27:49 | 23m 22s | |
| Daylight | 06:27:49 | 17:55:28 | 11h 27m 39s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:55:28 | 18:18:51 | 23m 23s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 18:18:51 | 18:45:54 | 27m 3s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:45:54 | 19:12:49 | 26m 55s | |
| Night | 19:12:49 | 23:59:59 | 4h 47m 10s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 42.6° (
14:17)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 316° ( 14:17)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-04-13 | 2026-04-14 | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-16 | 2026-04-17 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 06:26:50 | 06:27:20 | 06:27:49 | 06:28:19 | 06:28:49 |
| Solar noon: | 12:12:08 | 12:11:53 | 12:11:39 | 12:11:24 | 12:11:11 |
| Sunset: | 17:57:27 | 17:56:27 | 17:55:28 | 17:54:30 | 17:53:32 |
| Day Length: | 11h 30m 37s | 11h 29m 7s | 11h 27m 39s | 11h 26m 11s | 11h 24m 43s |
Potchefstroom sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):