Current Local Time in Potchefstroom, South Africa

2:35:45 pm SAST

Sunday, March 22, 2026

Country:	South Africa
Lat/Long:	26°43'S / 27°06'E
Elevation:	1350 m
Currency:	Rand (ZAR)
Languages:	Afrikaans, English, Sesotho, …
Country Code:	+27

°F

Weather

71 °F

Mild.
73 / 62 °F

Mon 23.		73 / 62 °F
Tue 24.		78 / 61 °F

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Time Zone

SAST (South Africa Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +2 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

6 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:16 am
↑ 90° East

Sunset

6:20 pm
↑ 270° West

Day length

12 hours, 4 minutes
-1m 35s shorter

Moon 15.6%

Rise – 9:42 am
Set – 8:31 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:18 pm
Altitude: 62.6°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:58 am – 5:25 am
7:10 pm – 7:37 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:25 am – 5:52 am
6:43 pm – 7:10 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:52 am – 6:16 am
6:20 pm – 6:43 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
3:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
9:17 pm

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Airports

OR Tambo International Airport, JNB
About 82 mi ENE of Potchefstroom
Lanseria International Airport, HLA
About 74 mi NE of Potchefstroom
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, GBE (Botswana)
About 166 mi NNW of Potchefstroom

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2:35 45 pm

Sunday, March 22, 2026