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Pretoria Time

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Sunset Times & Overview for Saturday, Aug 15, 2026

Tracking the solar horizon for Saturday: South Africa is experiencing winter patterns with a national sunset range starting at 17:28. For Pretoria, dusk is scheduled for 17:47. Across the country, this creates a solar timing spread of 48 minutes; the earliest sunset is currently in Richards Bay (17:28), while Cape Town experiences the latest at 18:16.

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Sunset in Pretoria today — Saturday, Aug 15, 2026

Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
17:47
Day length
11h 12m
Sun right now
Nautical Twilight
Sun position
E (-10.97°)
Next Equinox
Wednesday, 23 September 2026 (September Equinox)

In Pretoria, the earliest sunrise is on August 31 and the latest sunset is on August 30 or August 31.

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2026 Solar Path Analysis for 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
06:45
↑ 70° ENE
17:41
↑ 290° WNW
10h 55m +1m 03s 05:26 19:00 05:53 18:33 06:21 18:05 12:13 151.83
2
06:45
↑ 71° ENE
17:41
↑ 289° WNW
10h 56m +1m 04s 05:25 19:01 05:53 18:33 06:20 18:06 12:13 151.81
3
06:44
↑ 71° ENE
17:42
↑ 289° WNW
10h 57m +1m 05s 05:25 19:01 05:52 18:34 06:20 18:06 12:13 151.79
4
06:43
↑ 71° ENE
17:42
↑ 289° WNW
10h 58m +1m 06s 05:24 19:01 05:52 18:34 06:19 18:07 12:13 151.77
5
06:43
↑ 72° ENE
17:43
↑ 288° WNW
10h 59m +1m 07s 05:24 19:02 05:51 18:35 06:18 18:07 12:13 151.75
6
06:42
↑ 72° ENE
17:43
↑ 288° WNW
11h 01m +1m 08s 05:23 19:02 05:50 18:35 06:18 18:08 12:13 151.73
7
06:41
↑ 72° ENE
17:44
↑ 288° WNW
11h 02m +1m 09s 05:23 19:02 05:50 18:35 06:17 18:08 12:12 151.71
8
06:41
↑ 72° ENE
17:44
↑ 287° WNW
11h 03m +1m 10s 05:22 19:03 05:49 18:36 06:16 18:08 12:12 151.69
9
06:40
↑ 73° ENE
17:45
↑ 287° WNW
11h 04m +1m 11s 05:21 19:03 05:48 18:36 06:16 18:09 12:12 151.67
10
06:39
↑ 73° ENE
17:45
↑ 287° WNW
11h 05m +1m 12s 05:21 19:04 05:48 18:37 06:15 18:09 12:12 151.64
11
06:38
↑ 73° ENE
17:45
↑ 286° WNW
11h 07m +1m 13s 05:20 19:04 05:47 18:37 06:14 18:10 12:12 151.62
12
06:38
↑ 74° ENE
17:46
↑ 286° WNW
11h 08m +1m 13s 05:19 19:04 05:46 18:37 06:13 18:10 12:12 151.59
13
06:37
↑ 74° ENE
17:46
↑ 286° WNW
11h 09m +1m 14s 05:19 19:05 05:46 18:38 06:13 18:11 12:12 151.57
14
06:36
↑ 74° ENE
17:47
↑ 285° WNW
11h 10m +1m 15s 05:18 19:05 05:45 18:38 06:12 18:11 12:11 151.54
15
06:35
↑ 75° ENE
17:47
↑ 285° WNW
11h 12m +1m 16s 05:17 19:05 05:44 18:38 06:11 18:11 12:11 151.51
16
06:34
↑ 75° ENE
17:48
↑ 285° WNW
11h 13m +1m 16s 05:16 19:06 05:43 18:39 06:10 18:12 12:11 151.49
17
06:34
↑ 76° ENE
17:48
↑ 284° WNW
11h 14m +1m 17s 05:16 19:06 05:43 18:39 06:10 18:12 12:11 151.46
18
06:33
↑ 76° ENE
17:49
↑ 284° WNW
11h 15m +1m 18s 05:15 19:06 05:42 18:39 06:09 18:13 12:11 151.43
19
06:32
↑ 76° ENE
17:49
↑ 284° WNW
11h 17m +1m 18s 05:14 19:07 05:41 18:40 06:08 18:13 12:10 151.40
20
06:31
↑ 76° ENE
17:49
↑ 283° WNW
11h 18m +1m 19s 05:13 19:07 05:40 18:40 06:07 18:13 12:10 151.37
21
06:30
↑ 77° ENE
17:50
↑ 283° WNW
11h 19m +1m 19s 05:12 19:07 05:39 18:41 06:06 18:14 12:10 151.34
22
06:29
↑ 77° ENE
17:50
↑ 282° WNW
11h 21m +1m 20s 05:12 19:08 05:38 18:41 06:05 18:14 12:10 151.31
23
06:28
↑ 78° ENE
17:51
↑ 282° WNW
11h 22m +1m 21s 05:11 19:08 05:38 18:41 06:04 18:15 12:09 151.27
24
06:27
↑ 78° ENE
17:51
↑ 282° WNW
11h 23m +1m 21s 05:10 19:08 05:37 18:42 06:03 18:15 12:09 151.24
25
06:26
↑ 78° ENE
17:52
↑ 281° WNW
11h 25m +1m 22s 05:09 19:09 05:36 18:42 06:02 18:15 12:09 151.21
26
06:25
↑ 79° E
17:52
↑ 281° W
11h 26m +1m 22s 05:08 19:09 05:35 18:42 06:02 18:16 12:09 151.18
27
06:24
↑ 79° E
17:52
↑ 281° W
11h 28m +1m 23s 05:07 19:09 05:34 18:43 06:01 18:16 12:08 151.14
28
06:23
↑ 80° E
17:53
↑ 280° W
11h 29m +1m 23s 05:06 19:10 05:33 18:43 06:00 18:16 12:08 151.11
29
06:22
↑ 80° E
17:53
↑ 280° W
11h 30m +1m 23s 05:05 19:10 05:32 18:43 05:59 18:17 12:08 151.08
30
06:21
↑ 80° E
17:54
↑ 279° W
11h 32m +1m 24s 05:04 19:10 05:31 18:44 05:58 18:17 12:07 151.04
31
06:20
↑ 81° E
17:54
↑ 279° W
11h 33m +1m 24s 05:03 19:11 05:30 18:44 05:57 18:18 12:07 151.01

All times are local for Pretoria. DST is not currently in effect. Calculations based on Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.