Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Pretoria, South Africa

In Pretoria, South Africa the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 17:52 and rises at 06:26. Daylight lasts 11h 25m; evening golden hour runs from 17:21 to 18:06.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light
06:03
Sunrise
06:26
Solar noon
12:09
Sunset
17:52
Last light
18:15
Day length
11h 25m

the sun has already set today

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
17:21 – 18:06
Blue hour
18:06 – 18:15
Max sun altitude
53.6°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
15:23 / 04:38

The sun sets at 281° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 17:52 Golden hour 17:21 – 18:07 Day length 11h 27m vs today 1 minute longer

Where Pretoria is

Coordinates
25.7449° S, 28.1878° E
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Current offset
UTC+02:00
Elevation
1,332 m
Population
2,112,693

Sunrise and sunset in Pretoria, August 2026

August 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sat 1 06:21 06:45 12:13 17:41 18:05 10h 55m +1:04 17:09–17:56 🌖 93%
Sun 2 06:21 06:45 12:13 17:42 18:06 10h 57m +1:05 17:09–17:57 🌖 86%
Mon 3 06:20 06:44 12:13 17:42 18:06 10h 58m +1:06 17:10–17:57 🌖 78%
Tue 4 06:19 06:43 12:13 17:43 18:07 10h 59m +1:07 17:10–17:57 🌖 68%
Wed 5 06:19 06:43 12:13 17:43 18:07 11h 0m +1:08 17:11–17:58 🌖 57%
Thu 6 06:18 06:42 12:13 17:44 18:08 11h 1m +1:09 17:11–17:58 🌗 46%
Fri 7 06:17 06:41 12:13 17:44 18:08 11h 2m +1:10 17:12–17:59 🌘 34%
Sat 8 06:17 06:41 12:12 17:45 18:08 11h 3m +1:11 17:12–17:59 🌘 23%
Sun 9 06:16 06:40 12:12 17:45 18:09 11h 5m +1:12 17:13–18:00 🌘 14%
Mon 10 06:15 06:39 12:12 17:45 18:09 11h 6m +1:13 17:13–18:00 🌘 7%
Tue 11 06:15 06:38 12:12 17:46 18:10 11h 7m +1:13 17:14–18:01 🌘 2%
Wed 12 06:14 06:38 12:12 17:46 18:10 11h 8m +1:14 17:14–18:01 🌑 0%
Thu 13 06:13 06:37 12:12 17:47 18:11 11h 10m +1:15 17:15–18:01 🌒 1%
Fri 14 06:12 06:36 12:11 17:47 18:11 11h 11m +1:16 17:15–18:02 🌒 4%
Sat 15 06:12 06:35 12:11 17:48 18:11 11h 12m +1:16 17:16–18:02 🌒 9%
Sun 16 06:11 06:34 12:11 17:48 18:12 11h 13m +1:17 17:16–18:03 🌒 16%
Mon 17 06:10 06:33 12:11 17:49 18:12 11h 15m +1:18 17:17–18:03 🌒 24%
Tue 18 06:09 06:33 12:11 17:49 18:13 11h 16m +1:18 17:17–18:03 🌒 34%
Wed 19 06:08 06:32 12:10 17:49 18:13 11h 17m +1:19 17:18–18:04 🌒 43%
Thu 20 06:07 06:31 12:10 17:50 18:13 11h 19m +1:20 17:18–18:04 🌓 53%
Fri 21 06:06 06:30 12:10 17:50 18:14 11h 20m +1:20 17:19–18:05 🌔 62%
Sat 22 06:06 06:29 12:10 17:51 18:14 11h 21m +1:21 17:19–18:05 🌔 71%
Sun 23 06:05 06:28 12:09 17:51 18:15 11h 23m +1:21 17:20–18:05 🌔 79%
Mon 24 06:04 06:27 12:09 17:52 18:15 11h 24m +1:22 17:20–18:06 🌔 86%
Tue 25 06:03 06:26 12:09 17:52 18:15 11h 25m +1:22 17:21–18:06 🌔 92%
Wed 26 06:02 06:25 12:09 17:52 18:16 11h 27m +1:23 17:21–18:07 🌔 97%
Thu 27 06:01 06:24 12:08 17:53 18:16 11h 28m +1:23 17:22–18:07 🌔 99%
Fri 28 06:00 06:23 12:08 17:53 18:16 11h 29m +1:24 17:22–18:07 🌕 100%
Sat 29 05:59 06:22 12:08 17:54 18:17 11h 31m +1:24 17:23–18:08 🌖 99%
Sun 30 05:58 06:21 12:07 17:54 18:17 11h 32m +1:24 17:23–18:08 🌖 95%
Mon 31 05:57 06:20 12:07 17:54 18:18 11h 34m +1:25 17:23–18:09 🌖 89%
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Sat 1 05:26 05:53 06:45 17:41 18:33 19:00 13h 3m 46.3° 290° WNW
Sun 2 05:26 05:53 06:45 17:42 18:33 19:01 13h 2m 46.6° 289° WNW
Mon 3 05:25 05:52 06:44 17:42 18:34 19:01 13h 1m 46.8° 289° WNW
Tue 4 05:25 05:52 06:43 17:43 18:34 19:02 13h 0m 47.1° 289° WNW
Wed 5 05:24 05:51 06:43 17:43 18:35 19:02 12h 58m 47.4° 288° WNW
Thu 6 05:23 05:51 06:42 17:44 18:35 19:02 12h 57m 47.6° 288° WNW
Fri 7 05:23 05:50 06:41 17:44 18:35 19:03 12h 56m 47.9° 288° WNW
Sat 8 05:22 05:49 06:41 17:45 18:36 19:03 12h 55m 48.2° 287° WNW
Sun 9 05:22 05:49 06:40 17:45 18:36 19:03 12h 54m 48.5° 287° WNW
Mon 10 05:21 05:48 06:39 17:45 18:37 19:04 12h 52m 48.8° 287° WNW
Tue 11 05:20 05:47 06:38 17:46 18:37 19:04 12h 51m 49.1° 286° WNW
Wed 12 05:20 05:47 06:38 17:46 18:37 19:04 12h 50m 49.4° 286° WNW
Thu 13 05:19 05:46 06:37 17:47 18:38 19:05 12h 49m 49.7° 286° WNW
Fri 14 05:18 05:45 06:36 17:47 18:38 19:05 12h 47m 50.0° 285° WNW
Sat 15 05:17 05:44 06:35 17:48 18:39 19:05 12h 46m 50.3° 285° WNW
Sun 16 05:17 05:44 06:34 17:48 18:39 19:06 12h 45m 50.6° 285° WNW
Mon 17 05:16 05:43 06:33 17:49 18:39 19:06 12h 44m 50.9° 284° WNW
Tue 18 05:15 05:42 06:33 17:49 18:40 19:06 12h 42m 51.2° 284° WNW
Wed 19 05:14 05:41 06:32 17:49 18:40 19:07 12h 41m 51.6° 284° WNW
Thu 20 05:14 05:40 06:31 17:50 18:40 19:07 12h 40m 51.9° 283° WNW
Fri 21 05:13 05:39 06:30 17:50 18:41 19:08 12h 38m 52.2° 283° WNW
Sat 22 05:12 05:39 06:29 17:51 18:41 19:08 12h 37m 52.6° 283° WNW
Sun 23 05:11 05:38 06:28 17:51 18:41 19:08 12h 35m 52.9° 282° WNW
Mon 24 05:10 05:37 06:27 17:52 18:42 19:09 12h 34m 53.2° 282° WNW
Tue 25 05:09 05:36 06:26 17:52 18:42 19:09 12h 33m 53.6° 281° WNW
Wed 26 05:08 05:35 06:25 17:52 18:43 19:09 12h 31m 53.9° 281° W
Thu 27 05:07 05:34 06:24 17:53 18:43 19:10 12h 30m 54.3° 281° W
Fri 28 05:06 05:33 06:23 17:53 18:43 19:10 12h 29m 54.6° 280° W
Sat 29 05:06 05:32 06:22 17:54 18:44 19:10 12h 27m 55.0° 280° W
Sun 30 05:05 05:31 06:21 17:54 18:44 19:11 12h 26m 55.3° 279° W
Mon 31 05:04 05:30 06:20 17:54 18:44 19:11 12h 24m 55.7° 279° W

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 05:56 06:19 12:07 17:55 18:18 11h 35m +1:25 17:24–18:09 🌖 81%
Wed 2 05:55 06:18 12:06 17:55 18:18 11h 37m +1:26 17:24–18:09 🌖 72%
Thu 3 05:54 06:17 12:06 17:56 18:19 11h 38m +1:26 17:25–18:10 🌖 61%
Fri 4 05:53 06:16 12:06 17:56 18:19 11h 39m +1:26 17:25–18:10 🌗 49%
Sat 5 05:52 06:15 12:05 17:56 18:19 11h 41m +1:27 17:26–18:11 🌘 37%
Sun 6 05:51 06:14 12:05 17:57 18:20 11h 42m +1:27 17:26–18:11 🌘 26%
Mon 7 05:50 06:13 12:05 17:57 18:20 11h 44m +1:27 17:26–18:11 🌘 17%
Tue 8 05:49 06:12 12:04 17:58 18:21 11h 45m +1:28 17:27–18:12 🌘 9%
Wed 9 05:48 06:11 12:04 17:58 18:21 11h 47m +1:28 17:27–18:12 🌘 3%
Thu 10 05:47 06:10 12:04 17:58 18:21 11h 48m +1:28 17:28–18:12 🌘 1%
Fri 11 05:46 06:09 12:03 17:59 18:22 11h 50m +1:28 17:28–18:13 🌑 0%
Sat 12 05:44 06:07 12:03 17:59 18:22 11h 51m +1:28 17:29–18:13 🌒 2%
Sun 13 05:43 06:06 12:03 17:59 18:22 11h 53m +1:29 17:29–18:14 🌒 6%
Mon 14 05:42 06:05 12:02 18:00 18:23 11h 54m +1:29 17:29–18:14 🌒 12%
Tue 15 05:41 06:04 12:02 18:00 18:23 11h 56m +1:29 17:30–18:14 🌒 19%
Wed 16 05:40 06:03 12:02 18:01 18:24 11h 57m +1:29 17:30–18:15 🌒 28%
Thu 17 05:39 06:02 12:01 18:01 18:24 11h 59m +1:29 17:31–18:15 🌒 37%
Fri 18 05:38 06:01 12:01 18:01 18:24 12h 0m +1:30 17:31–18:15 🌓 46%
Sat 19 05:37 06:00 12:01 18:02 18:25 12h 2m +1:30 17:31–18:16 🌔 55%
Sun 20 05:36 05:59 12:00 18:02 18:25 12h 3m +1:30 17:32–18:16 🌔 64%
Mon 21 05:35 05:58 12:00 18:03 18:26 12h 5m +1:30 17:32–18:17 🌔 73%
Tue 22 05:34 05:56 12:00 18:03 18:26 12h 6m +1:30 17:33–18:17 🌔 81%
Wed 23 05:32 05:55 11:59 18:03 18:26 12h 8m +1:30 17:33–18:17 🌔 88%
Thu 24 05:31 05:54 11:59 18:04 18:27 12h 9m +1:30 17:33–18:18 🌔 94%
Fri 25 05:30 05:53 11:58 18:04 18:27 12h 11m +1:30 17:34–18:18 🌔 98%
Sat 26 05:29 05:52 11:58 18:05 18:28 12h 12m +1:30 17:34–18:19 🌔 100%
Sun 27 05:28 05:51 11:58 18:05 18:28 12h 14m +1:30 17:35–18:19 🌕 100%
Mon 28 05:27 05:50 11:57 18:05 18:28 12h 15m +1:30 17:35–18:20 🌖 97%
Tue 29 05:26 05:49 11:57 18:06 18:29 12h 17m +1:30 17:35–18:20 🌖 92%
Wed 30 05:25 05:48 11:57 18:06 18:29 12h 18m +1:30 17:36–18:20 🌖 84%

Longest and shortest day in Pretoria

The longest day falls on 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 13h 44m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 10h 31m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 13m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night

The earliest sunset of the year is at 17:23 on 8 June; the latest is 19:03 on 12 January. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:07 on 30 November to 06:54 on 3 July.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Pretoria different

Sunset here is followed by about 23 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.

The shallow approach angle at 25.7° stretches this evening's golden hour to 45 minutes, against about 41 for a city on the equator today.

Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 3h 13m here — among the narrowest of the 75 cities tracked in South Africa.

The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 52° round to WNW. Tonight, WNW.

Sunset drifts 26 seconds later each day this month — 13 minutes from the first of August to the last.

At 1,332 m the horizon sits 1.26° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 5.7 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 11.4 minutes of extra daylight across the day.

Planning a sunset photo in Pretoria

Arrive by 17:06. Golden hour opens at 17:21 and the sun is down by 17:52, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 281° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 18:06 and runs to 18:15, the end of civil twilight and 23m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Pretoria — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Pretoria today?

The sun sets in Pretoria at 17:52 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Pretoria?

It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 18:15 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Pretoria?

Evening golden hour runs 17:21 to 18:06 today, lasting 45m. Full golden hour times for Pretoria covers the morning window and the coming week.

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