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Pretoria, South Africa — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 14.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Aug 27, 2025 at 3:28:38 am
Sunrise Today: 6:24 am 79° East
Sunset Today: 5:53 pm 280° West
Moonrise Today: 8:35 am 102° East
Moonset Today: 9:44 pm 255° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 29 minutes (+1m 23s)
Location of PretoriaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Pretoria

Time:3:28 am
Altitude:-40.3°
Direction:99° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 28m 44s (Aug 27, 2025)

1 minute, 23 seconds longer than yesterday (Aug 26, 2025)

57 minutes, 1 second longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

2 hours, 16 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Pretoria Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:07 am
Astro. Twilight5:07 am – 5:34 am
Nautical Twilight5:34 am – 6:01 am
Civil Twilight6:01 am – 6:24 am
Daylight6:24 am – 5:53 pm
Civil Twilight5:53 pm – 6:16 pm
Nautical Twilight6:16 pm – 6:43 pm
Astro. Twilight6:43 pm – 7:10 pm
Night7:10 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Pretoria - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AugSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Aug 276:24 am5:53 pm11:28:44+1:2312:08 pm (54.4°)93.916
Aug 286:23 am5:53 pm11:30:08+1:2312:08 pm (54.7°)93.895
Aug 296:22 am5:54 pm11:31:32+1:2412:08 pm (55.1°)93.873
Aug 306:21 am5:54 pm11:32:56+1:2412:07 pm (55.4°)93.851
Aug 316:20 am5:54 pm11:34:21+1:2412:07 pm (55.8°)93.829
Sep 16:19 am5:55 pm11:35:46+1:2512:07 pm (56.2°)93.806
Sep 26:18 am5:55 pm11:37:12+1:2512:06 pm (56.5°)93.784
* All times are local time for Pretoria. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Pretoria

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Pretoria - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AugMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Aug 278:35 am9:44 pm-3:06 pm(76.1°)249,78017.5%
Aug 289:06 am10:37 pm-3:48 pm(81.4°)250,94225.6%
Aug 299:39 am11:32 pm-4:33 pm(85.9°)251,37434.6%
Aug 3010:16 am--5:20 pm(89.4°)250,98844.2%
Aug 31-12:28 am10:58 am6:10 pm(88.1°)249,75754.0%
Sep 1-1:24 am11:47 am7:02 pm(87.1°)247,72163.9%
Sep 2-2:18 am12:40 pm7:56 pm(87.6°)245,00273.4%
* All times are local time for Pretoria. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Pretoria This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Aug 27, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:37 amWed 4:39 pmWed 11:08 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 4:37 amWed 3:24 pmWed 10:00 amGood visibility
MarsWed 8:20 amWed 8:43 pmWed 2:31 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 3:41 amWed 2:14 pmWed 8:57 amFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 7:45 pmWed 7:56 amWed 1:50 amPerfect visibility
UranusWed 12:21 amWed 11:02 amWed 5:42 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 7:50 pmWed 7:55 amWed 1:52 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Pretoria.

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