Sunrise Times in South Africa 🇿🇦

Today's Sunrise, Sunrise & Sunset Times for Cities Across South Africa

Find today's sunrise times for every major city in South Africa 🇿🇦. Sunrise.am tracks daily sunrise, sunrise, sunset and twilight for cities across South Africa — updated every day with accurate astronomical data. Whether you're planning a sunrise hike, photographing the golden hour, or simply curious about how daylight changes through the year in South Africa, this page gives you the times you need at a glance.

Browse South Africa cities below for local sunrise times, or visit the Sunrise & Sunset Calendar to see a full month of sun times for any city. Looking for the opposite event? See sunset times in South Africa.

Sunrise Times & Overview for Tuesday, Sep 29, 2026

Tracking the morning horizon for Tuesday: South Africa is experiencing seasonal transition patterns with a national sunrise window lasting 53 minutes. While Pretoria starts the day at 05:49, the earliest light is seen in Richards Bay.

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Sunrise in Pretoria today — Tuesday, Sep 29, 2026

Sunrise
05:49
Sunset
18:05
Day length
12h 16m
Sun right now
Night
Sun position
ESE (-32.95°)
Next Solstice
Monday, 21 December 2026 (December Solstice)

In Pretoria, the earliest sunrise is on September 30 and the latest sunset is on September 30.

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2026 Solar Path Analysis for Pretoria

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Today's Sun Phases in Pretoria

Sun's Path on Selected Date in Pretoria

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Day Sunrise/Sunset Daylight Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Sun Dist. (Mil km)
1
06:19
↑ 81° E
17:54
↑ 279° W
11h 35m +1m 25s 05:02 19:11 05:29 18:45 05:56 18:18 12:07 150.97
2
06:18
↑ 82° E
17:55
↑ 278° W
11h 36m +1m 25s 05:01 19:12 05:28 18:45 05:55 18:18 12:06 150.94
3
06:17
↑ 82° E
17:55
↑ 278° W
11h 37m +1m 25s 05:00 19:12 05:27 18:45 05:54 18:19 12:06 150.90
4
06:16
↑ 82° E
17:56
↑ 277° W
11h 39m +1m 26s 04:59 19:12 05:26 18:46 05:53 18:19 12:06 150.87
5
06:15
↑ 83° E
17:56
↑ 277° W
11h 40m +1m 26s 04:58 19:13 05:25 18:46 05:52 18:19 12:05 150.83
6
06:14
↑ 83° E
17:56
↑ 277° W
11h 42m +1m 26s 04:57 19:13 05:24 18:46 05:51 18:20 12:05 150.80
7
06:13
↑ 84° E
17:57
↑ 276° W
11h 43m +1m 27s 04:56 19:13 05:23 18:47 05:50 18:20 12:05 150.76
8
06:12
↑ 84° E
17:57
↑ 276° W
11h 45m +1m 27s 04:55 19:14 05:22 18:47 05:48 18:21 12:04 150.72
9
06:11
↑ 84° E
17:57
↑ 275° W
11h 46m +1m 27s 04:54 19:14 05:21 18:47 05:47 18:21 12:04 150.69
10
06:10
↑ 85° E
17:58
↑ 275° W
11h 48m +1m 27s 04:53 19:14 05:20 18:48 05:46 18:21 12:04 150.65
11
06:09
↑ 85° E
17:58
↑ 274° W
11h 49m +1m 28s 04:52 19:15 05:19 18:48 05:45 18:22 12:03 150.61
12
06:08
↑ 86° E
17:59
↑ 274° W
11h 51m +1m 28s 04:51 19:15 05:18 18:49 05:44 18:22 12:03 150.57
13
06:06
↑ 86° E
17:59
↑ 274° W
11h 52m +1m 28s 04:50 19:16 05:17 18:49 05:43 18:22 12:03 150.53
14
06:05
↑ 87° E
17:59
↑ 273° W
11h 54m +1m 28s 04:49 19:16 05:15 18:49 05:42 18:23 12:02 150.49
15
06:04
↑ 87° E
18:00
↑ 273° W
11h 55m +1m 29s 04:48 19:16 05:14 18:50 05:41 18:23 12:02 150.45
16
06:03
↑ 87° E
18:00
↑ 272° W
11h 56m +1m 29s 04:47 19:17 05:13 18:50 05:40 18:24 12:02 150.41
17
06:02
↑ 88° E
18:01
↑ 272° W
11h 58m +1m 29s 04:46 19:17 05:12 18:50 05:39 18:24 12:01 150.37
18
06:01
↑ 88° E
18:01
↑ 272° W
11h 59m +1m 29s 04:44 19:18 05:11 18:51 05:38 18:24 12:01 150.33
19
06:00
↑ 89° E
18:01
↑ 271° W
12h 01m +1m 29s 04:43 19:18 05:10 18:51 05:37 18:25 12:01 150.28
20
05:59
↑ 89° E
18:02
↑ 271° W
12h 02m +1m 29s 04:42 19:18 05:09 18:52 05:35 18:25 12:00 150.24
21
05:58
↑ 90° E
18:02
↑ 270° W
12h 04m +1m 29s 04:41 19:19 05:08 18:52 05:34 18:26 12:00 150.20
22
05:57
↑ 90° E
18:03
↑ 270° W
12h 05m +1m 30s 04:40 19:19 05:07 18:53 05:33 18:26 11:59 150.16
23
05:55
↑ 90° E
18:03
↑ 269° W
12h 07m +1m 30s 04:39 19:20 05:05 18:53 05:32 18:26 11:59 150.12
24
05:54
↑ 91° E
18:03
↑ 269° W
12h 08m +1m 30s 04:38 19:20 05:04 18:53 05:31 18:27 11:59 150.07
25
05:53
↑ 91° E
18:04
↑ 268° W
12h 10m +1m 30s 04:36 19:21 05:03 18:54 05:30 18:27 11:58 150.03
26
05:52
↑ 92° E
18:04
↑ 268° W
12h 11m +1m 30s 04:35 19:21 05:02 18:54 05:29 18:28 11:58 149.99
27
05:51
↑ 92° E
18:05
↑ 268° W
12h 13m +1m 30s 04:34 19:22 05:01 18:55 05:28 18:28 11:58 149.95
28
05:50
↑ 93° E
18:05
↑ 267° W
12h 14m +1m 30s 04:33 19:22 05:00 18:55 05:27 18:28 11:57 149.90
29
05:49
↑ 93° E
18:05
↑ 267° W
12h 16m +1m 30s 04:32 19:23 04:59 18:56 05:25 18:29 11:57 149.86
30
05:48
↑ 94° E
18:06
↑ 266° W
12h 17m +1m 30s 04:31 19:23 04:58 18:56 05:24 18:29 11:57 149.82