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

Moon: 64.6%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 12, 2024 at 5:54:27 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:07 am 86° East
Sunset Today: 5:59 pm 274° West
Moonrise Today: 11:57 am 122° Southeast
Moonset Today: 1:34 am 238° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 52 minutes (+1m 28s)
Location of PretoriaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Pretoria

Time:5:54 pm
Altitude:0.8°
Direction:274° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 52m 6s (Sep 12, 2024)

1 minute, 28 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 11, 2024)

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

1 hour, 53 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Pretoria Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:51 am
Astro. Twilight4:51 am – 5:17 am
Nautical Twilight5:17 am – 5:44 am
Civil Twilight5:44 am – 6:07 am
Daylight6:07 am – 5:59 pm
Civil Twilight5:59 pm – 6:22 pm
Nautical Twilight6:22 pm – 6:49 pm
Astro. Twilight6:49 pm – 7:15 pm
Night7:15 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Pretoria - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 126:07 am5:59 pm11:52:06+1:2812:03 pm (60.4°)93.546
Sep 136:06 am5:59 pm11:53:35+1:2812:03 pm (60.7°)93.521
Sep 146:05 am6:00 pm11:55:04+1:2812:02 pm (61.1°)93.495
Sep 156:04 am6:00 pm11:56:33+1:2912:02 pm (61.5°)93.470
Sep 166:03 am6:01 pm11:58:02+1:2912:01 pm (61.9°)93.445
Sep 176:02 am6:01 pm11:59:31+1:2912:01 pm (62.3°)93.419
Sep 186:00 am6:01 pm12:01:01+1:2912:01 pm (62.7°)93.394
* All times are local time for Pretoria. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Pretoria

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Pretoria - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 12-1:34 am11:57 am7:14 pm(87.2°)237,64565.2%
Sep 13-2:30 am12:59 pm8:13 pm(89.1°)233,59375.5%
Sep 14-3:23 am2:05 pm9:11 pm(87.2°)229,68084.8%
Sep 15-4:10 am3:13 pm10:07 pm(81.9°)226,26692.4%
Sep 16-4:53 am4:21 pm11:01 pm(75.3°)223,70197.7%
Sep 17-5:32 am5:29 pm11:53 pm(67.9°)222,26199.9%
Sep 18-6:09 am6:35 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Pretoria. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Pretoria on Sep 18

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Pretoria This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Sep 12, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:28 amFri 4:53 pmFri 11:10 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 7:28 amThu 7:57 pmThu 1:43 pmFairly good visibility
MarsFri 1:44 amFri 12:12 pmFri 6:58 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 12:38 amFri 11:10 amFri 5:54 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 5:32 pmFri 6:04 amThu 11:48 pmPerfect visibility
UranusThu 10:53 pmFri 9:39 amFri 4:16 amAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 6:30 pmFri 6:39 amFri 12:35 amSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Pretoria.

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