sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Potchefstroom, South Africa (North-West, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality).
Current time: Friday, 2026-07-03, 15:03 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Potchefstroom local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 12:15 (elapsed time: -2h 47m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 40.3°.
Day Length: 10h 30m 1s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 07:00:51 | 12:15:52 | 17:30:52 |
| Azimuth | 64.6° | 0° | 295.4° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
10h 30m 1s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 152 097 005 km
94 508 697 mi
Potchefstroom ↔ Sun, nearest point: 151 398 513 km
94 074 675 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 | 05:38:25 | 5h 38m 25s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:38:25 | 06:06:45 | 28m 20s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:06:45 | 06:35:35 | 28m 50s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:35:35 | 07:00:51 | 25m 16s | |
| Daylight | 07:00:51 | 17:30:52 | 10h 30m 1s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:30:52 | 17:56:09 | 25m 17s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:56:09 | 18:24:59 | 28m 50s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:24:59 | 18:53:19 | 28m 20s | |
| Night | 18:53:19 | 23:59:59 | 5h 6m 40s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 26° (
15:03)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 317° (
15:03)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-02 | 2026-07-03 | 2026-07-04 | 2026-07-05 |
| Day: | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Sunrise: | 07:00:50 | 07:00:51 | 07:00:51 | 07:00:50 | 07:00:47 |
| Solar noon: | 12:15:29 | 12:15:41 | 12:15:52 | 12:16:03 | 12:16:13 |
| Sunset: | 17:30:08 | 17:30:30 | 17:30:52 | 17:31:16 | 17:31:39 |
| Day Length: | 10h 29m 18s | 10h 29m 39s | 10h 30m 1s | 10h 30m 26s | 10h 30m 52s |
Potchefstroom sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):