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

Moon: 89.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 3:12:44 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:14 am↑ 85° East
Sunset Today: 6:02 pm↑ 275° West
Moonrise Today: 9:06 pm↑ 74° East
Moonset Today: 7:44 am↑ 282° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 48 minutes (+1m 31s)
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Today's Sun Position in Potchefstroom

Time: 3:12 pm
Altitude: 35.5°
Direction: 298° NW
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 11h 48m 4s (Sep 10, 2025)

1 minute, 31 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 9, 2025)

1 hour, 20 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

2 hours, 1 minute shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

The Sun's altitude in Potchefstroom today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Potchefstroom Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Potchefstroom today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 4:57 am
Astro. Twilight 4:57 am – 5:24 am
Nautical Twilight 5:24 am – 5:51 am
Civil Twilight 5:51 am – 6:14 am
Daylight 6:14 am – 6:02 pm
Civil Twilight 6:02 pm – 6:25 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:25 pm – 6:52 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:52 pm – 7:19 pm
Night 7:19 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Potchefstroom - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. km
Sep 10 6:14 am 6:02 pm 11:48:04 +1:31 12:08 pm (58.5°) 150.630
Sep 11 6:13 am 6:03 pm 11:49:36 +1:32 12:08 pm (58.9°) 150.592
Sep 12 6:12 am 6:03 pm 11:51:08 +1:32 12:07 pm (59.3°) 150.553
Sep 13 6:11 am 6:04 pm 11:52:41 +1:32 12:07 pm (59.7°) 150.515
Sep 14 6:10 am 6:04 pm 11:54:14 +1:32 12:07 pm (60.1°) 150.476
Sep 15 6:09 am 6:04 pm 11:55:47 +1:33 12:06 pm (60.4°) 150.437
Sep 16 6:07 am 6:05 pm 11:57:20 +1:33 12:06 pm (60.8°) 150.398
* All times are local time for Potchefstroom. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox Mar 20 11:01 am
June solstice Jun 21 4:42 am
September equinox Sep 22 8:19 pm
December solstice Dec 21 5:03 pm
* All times are local Potchefstroom time.

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Today's Moon in Potchefstroom

Percent Illuminated: 89.5%
Time: 3:12 pm
Altitude: -72.3°
Direction: 137° SE
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Potchefstroom today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Potchefstroom - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
Sep 10 - 7:44 am 9:06 pm 1:55 am (53.3°) 364,939 93.2%
Sep 11 - 8:23 am 10:14 pm 2:47 am (46.7°) 364,946 85.8%
Sep 12 - 9:06 am 11:24 pm 3:43 am (41.0°) 366,172 76.2%
Sep 13 - 9:55 am - 4:41 am (36.8°) 368,375 65.1%
Sep 14 12:32 am 10:52 am - 5:43 am (34.4°) 371,270 53.4%
Sep 15 1:37 am 11:53 am - 6:45 am (34.0°) 374,597 41.6%
Sep 16 2:34 am 12:58 pm - 7:45 am (35.5°) 378,134 30.5%
* 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, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 6:12 am Wed 5:49 pm Wed 12:00 noon Extremely difficult to see
Venus Wed 4:49 am Wed 3:50 pm Wed 10:19 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Wed 7:55 am Wed 8:34 pm Wed 2:14 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Thu 2:59 am Thu 1:29 pm Thu 8:14 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Wed 6:45 pm Thu 6:58 am Thu 12:52 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Wed 11:28 pm Thu 10:06 am Thu 4:47 am Average visibility
Neptune Wed 6:53 pm Thu 7:00 am Thu 12:56 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Potchefstroom.

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