Sunset Times in South Africa 🇿🇦
Today's Sunset, Sunrise & Sunset Times for Cities Across South Africa
Find today's sunset times for every major city in South Africa 🇿🇦. Sunrise.am tracks daily sunset, sunrise, sunset and twilight for cities across South Africa — updated every day with accurate astronomical data. Whether you're planning a sunset 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.
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Sunset Times & Overview for Saturday, Oct 17, 2026
Tracking the solar horizon for Saturday: South Africa is experiencing seasonal transition patterns with a national sunset range starting at 18:01. For Pretoria, dusk is scheduled for 18:14. Across the country, this creates a solar timing spread of 1h 0m; the earliest sunset is currently in Richards Bay (18:01), while Cape Town experiences the latest at 19:01.
Switch to Sunrise »Sunset in Pretoria today — Saturday, Oct 17, 2026
05:30
18:14
12h 43m
Night
SE (-39.53°)
Monday, 21 December 2026 (December Solstice)
In Pretoria, the earliest sunrise is on October 30 or October 31 and the latest sunset is on October 31.
Today's Sunset in Major South Africa Cities
- 18:15
- 19:01
- 18:06
- 18:16
- 18:32
- 18:09
- 18:14
- 18:14
- 18:25
- 18:14
- 18:22
- 18:16
- 18:14
- 18:22
- 18:09
- 18:16
- 18:15
- 18:15
- 18:16
- 18:23
- 18:14
- 18:33
- 18:10
- 18:01
- 18:16
- 18:14
2026 Solar Path Analysis for Pretoria
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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 |
05:47
↑
94° E
|
18:06
↑
266° W
|
12h 19m | +1m 30s | 04:29 | 19:24 | 04:56 | 18:57 | 05:23 | 18:30 | 11:56 | 149.78 |
| 2 |
05:46
↑
94° E
|
18:07
↑
265° W
|
12h 20m | +1m 30s | 04:28 | 19:24 | 04:55 | 18:57 | 05:22 | 18:30 | 11:56 | 149.74 |
| 3 |
05:45
↑
95° E
|
18:07
↑
265° W
|
12h 22m | +1m 30s | 04:27 | 19:25 | 04:54 | 18:57 | 05:21 | 18:31 | 11:56 | 149.70 |
| 4 |
05:44
↑
95° E
|
18:08
↑
265° W
|
12h 24m | +1m 30s | 04:26 | 19:25 | 04:53 | 18:58 | 05:20 | 18:31 | 11:55 | 149.65 |
| 5 |
05:42
↑
96° E
|
18:08
↑
264° W
|
12h 25m | +1m 30s | 04:25 | 19:26 | 04:52 | 18:58 | 05:19 | 18:32 | 11:55 | 149.61 |
| 6 |
05:41
↑
96° E
|
18:08
↑
264° W
|
12h 27m | +1m 30s | 04:24 | 19:26 | 04:51 | 18:59 | 05:18 | 18:32 | 11:55 | 149.57 |
| 7 |
05:40
↑
96° E
|
18:09
↑
263° W
|
12h 28m | +1m 30s | 04:22 | 19:27 | 04:50 | 19:00 | 05:17 | 18:33 | 11:55 | 149.53 |
| 8 |
05:39
↑
97° E
|
18:09
↑
263° W
|
12h 30m | +1m 29s | 04:21 | 19:28 | 04:49 | 19:00 | 05:16 | 18:33 | 11:54 | 149.49 |
| 9 |
05:38
↑
97° E
|
18:10
↑
262° W
|
12h 31m | +1m 29s | 04:20 | 19:28 | 04:48 | 19:01 | 05:15 | 18:33 | 11:54 | 149.44 |
| 10 |
05:37
↑
98° E
|
18:10
↑
262° W
|
12h 33m | +1m 29s | 04:19 | 19:29 | 04:47 | 19:01 | 05:14 | 18:34 | 11:54 | 149.40 |
| 11 |
05:36
↑
98° E
|
18:11
↑
262° W
|
12h 34m | +1m 29s | 04:18 | 19:29 | 04:45 | 19:02 | 05:13 | 18:35 | 11:53 | 149.36 |
| 12 |
05:35
↑
99° E
|
18:11
↑
261° W
|
12h 35m | +1m 29s | 04:17 | 19:30 | 04:44 | 19:02 | 05:12 | 18:35 | 11:53 | 149.31 |
| 13 |
05:34
↑
99° E
|
18:12
↑
261° W
|
12h 37m | +1m 29s | 04:16 | 19:31 | 04:43 | 19:03 | 05:11 | 18:36 | 11:53 | 149.27 |
| 14 |
05:33
↑
99° E
|
18:12
↑
260° W
|
12h 38m | +1m 28s | 04:14 | 19:31 | 04:42 | 19:03 | 05:10 | 18:36 | 11:53 | 149.23 |
| 15 |
05:32
↑
100° E
|
18:13
↑
260° W
|
12h 40m | +1m 28s | 04:13 | 19:32 | 04:41 | 19:04 | 05:09 | 18:37 | 11:52 | 149.19 |
| 16 |
05:31
↑
100° E
|
18:13
↑
260° W
|
12h 41m | +1m 28s | 04:12 | 19:33 | 04:40 | 19:05 | 05:08 | 18:37 | 11:52 | 149.14 |
| 17 |
05:30
↑
101° E
|
18:14
↑
259° W
|
12h 43m | +1m 28s | 04:11 | 19:33 | 04:39 | 19:05 | 05:07 | 18:38 | 11:52 | 149.10 |
| 18 |
05:29
↑
101° E
|
18:14
↑
259° WSW
|
12h 44m | +1m 27s | 04:10 | 19:34 | 04:38 | 19:06 | 05:06 | 18:38 | 11:52 | 149.06 |
| 19 |
05:29
↑
102° ESE
|
18:15
↑
258° WSW
|
12h 46m | +1m 27s | 04:09 | 19:35 | 04:37 | 19:06 | 05:05 | 18:39 | 11:52 | 149.01 |
| 20 |
05:28
↑
102° ESE
|
18:15
↑
258° WSW
|
12h 47m | +1m 27s | 04:08 | 19:35 | 04:36 | 19:07 | 05:04 | 18:39 | 11:51 | 148.97 |
| 21 |
05:27
↑
102° ESE
|
18:16
↑
258° WSW
|
12h 49m | +1m 26s | 04:07 | 19:36 | 04:35 | 19:08 | 05:03 | 18:40 | 11:51 | 148.93 |
| 22 |
05:26
↑
103° ESE
|
18:17
↑
257° WSW
|
12h 50m | +1m 26s | 04:06 | 19:37 | 04:34 | 19:08 | 05:02 | 18:41 | 11:51 | 148.89 |
| 23 |
05:25
↑
103° ESE
|
18:17
↑
257° WSW
|
12h 52m | +1m 25s | 04:05 | 19:38 | 04:33 | 19:09 | 05:01 | 18:41 | 11:51 | 148.84 |
| 24 |
05:24
↑
103° ESE
|
18:18
↑
256° WSW
|
12h 53m | +1m 25s | 04:04 | 19:38 | 04:32 | 19:10 | 05:00 | 18:42 | 11:51 | 148.80 |
| 25 |
05:23
↑
104° ESE
|
18:18
↑
256° WSW
|
12h 54m | +1m 25s | 04:03 | 19:39 | 04:31 | 19:11 | 04:59 | 18:43 | 11:51 | 148.76 |
| 26 |
05:23
↑
104° ESE
|
18:19
↑
256° WSW
|
12h 56m | +1m 24s | 04:02 | 19:40 | 04:30 | 19:11 | 04:58 | 18:43 | 11:51 | 148.72 |
| 27 |
05:22
↑
105° ESE
|
18:19
↑
255° WSW
|
12h 57m | +1m 24s | 04:01 | 19:41 | 04:29 | 19:12 | 04:57 | 18:44 | 11:50 | 148.68 |
| 28 |
05:21
↑
105° ESE
|
18:20
↑
255° WSW
|
12h 59m | +1m 23s | 04:00 | 19:42 | 04:28 | 19:13 | 04:57 | 18:44 | 11:50 | 148.64 |
| 29 |
05:20
↑
105° ESE
|
18:21
↑
254° WSW
|
13h 00m | +1m 22s | 03:59 | 19:42 | 04:28 | 19:13 | 04:56 | 18:45 | 11:50 | 148.60 |
| 30 |
05:19
↑
106° ESE
|
18:21
↑
254° WSW
|
13h 01m | +1m 22s | 03:58 | 19:43 | 04:27 | 19:14 | 04:55 | 18:46 | 11:50 | 148.56 |
| 31 |
05:19
↑
106° ESE
|
18:22
↑
254° WSW
|
13h 03m | +1m 21s | 03:57 | 19:44 | 04:26 | 19:15 | 04:54 | 18:46 | 11:50 | 148.53 |
|
All times are local for Pretoria. DST is not currently in effect. Calculations based on Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted. |
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