Potchefstroom
Sunrise and sunset in Potchefstroom
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Potchefstroom, in local time. At 26.7° S, the day lasts from 10 h 28 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 49 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:29, sunset at 18:22.
Day length 12 h 53 min, 1 min 30 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:56, with the Sun 74° above the horizon.
Times are Potchefstroom time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:09 | 19:43 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:37 | 19:14 |
| Civil twilight | 05:05 | 18:46 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:29 | 18:22 |
| Golden hour | 05:29–06:00 | 17:51–18:22 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Potchefstroom
- Longest day: December 21, 13 h 49 min, from sunrise at 05:14 to sunset at 19:04.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 28 min, from sunrise at 06:59 to sunset at 17:27.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:36 | 19:08 | 13 h 32 min |
| February 21 | 05:59 | 18:50 | 12 h 50 min |
| March 21 | 06:15 | 18:21 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:30 | 17:49 | 11 h 19 min |
| May 21 | 06:46 | 17:29 | 10 h 43 min |
| June 21 | 06:59 | 17:27 | 10 h 28 min |
| July 21 | 06:57 | 17:39 | 10 h 42 min |
| August 21 | 06:35 | 17:54 | 11 h 18 min |
| September 21 | 06:02 | 18:07 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:30 | 18:22 | 12 h 51 min |
| November 21 | 05:11 | 18:43 | 13 h 32 min |
| December 21 | 05:14 | 19:04 | 13 h 49 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 26.7° S, 27.1° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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