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

Moon: 91.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 17, 2025 at 11:37:15 am
Sunrise Today: 6:13 am 92° East
Sunset Today: 6:25 pm 268° West
Moonrise Today: 8:02 pm 108° East
Moonset Today: 8:45 am 254° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 12 minutes (-1m 35s)
Location of PotchefstroomLocation

Today's Sun Position in Potchefstroom

Time:11:37 am
Altitude:62.5°
Direction:24° NE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 11m 59s (Mar 17, 2025)

1 minute, 35 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 16, 2025)

1 hour, 44 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

1 hour, 37 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Potchefstroom Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:56 am
Astro. Twilight4:56 am – 5:23 am
Nautical Twilight5:23 am – 5:50 am
Civil Twilight5:50 am – 6:13 am
Daylight6:13 am – 6:25 pm
Civil Twilight6:25 pm – 6:48 pm
Nautical Twilight6:48 pm – 7:15 pm
Astro. Twilight7:15 pm – 7:42 pm
Night7:42 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Potchefstroom - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 176:13 am6:25 pm12:11:59−1:3512:19 pm (64.5°)92.496
Mar 186:14 am6:24 pm12:10:23−1:3512:19 pm (64.1°)92.522
Mar 196:14 am6:23 pm12:08:48−1:3512:19 pm (63.7°)92.549
Mar 206:15 am6:22 pm12:07:12−1:3512:18 pm (63.3°)92.575
Mar 216:15 am6:21 pm12:05:37−1:3512:18 pm (62.9°)92.602
Mar 226:16 am6:20 pm12:04:01−1:3512:18 pm (62.5°)92.628
Mar 236:16 am6:19 pm12:02:26−1:3512:18 pm (62.1°)92.655
* All times are local time for Potchefstroom. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Potchefstroom is at 11:01 am on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Potchefstroom

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Potchefstroom - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 17-8:45 am8:02 pm2:06 am(75.6°)251,99793.4%
Mar 18-9:39 am8:35 pm2:48 am(80.8°)252,09187.8%
Mar 19-10:34 am9:13 pm3:32 am(85.2°)251,56580.8%
Mar 20-11:31 am9:55 pm4:19 am(88.8°)250,34172.5%
Mar 21-12:28 pm10:44 pm5:10 am(88.9°)248,37763.2%
Mar 22-1:23 pm11:40 pm6:03 am(88.0°)245,68553.2%
Mar 23-2:15 pm-6:58 am(88.6°)242,35242.8%
* All times are local time for Potchefstroom. 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 Potchefstroom This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 17, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 7:11 amMon 6:46 pmMon 12:59 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusTue 6:52 amTue 6:13 pmTue 12:33 pmNot visible
MarsMon 2:48 pmTue 1:04 amMon 7:56 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterMon 12:05 pmMon 10:35 pmMon 5:20 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnMon 5:55 amMon 6:17 pmMon 12:06 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusMon 10:34 amMon 9:20 pmMon 3:57 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneMon 6:26 amMon 6:35 pmMon 12:30 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Potchefstroom.

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