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

Moon: 28.1%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 25, 2024 at 10:22:34 am
Sunrise Today: 5:15 am 117° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:59 pm 243° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 1:00 am 103° East
Moonset Today: 2:13 pm 254° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 45 minutes (-7s)
Location of PretoriaLocation

Today's Sun Position in Pretoria

Time:10:22 am
Altitude:66.1°
Direction:90° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 44m 48s (Dec 25, 2024)

7 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 24, 2024)

3 hours, 13 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

18 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Pretoria Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:44 am
Astro. Twilight3:44 am – 4:17 am
Nautical Twilight4:17 am – 4:49 am
Civil Twilight4:49 am – 5:15 am
Daylight5:15 am – 6:59 pm
Civil Twilight6:59 pm – 7:25 pm
Nautical Twilight7:25 pm – 7:57 pm
Astro. Twilight7:57 pm – 8:30 pm
Night8:30 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Pretoria - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 255:15 am6:59 pm13:44:48−0:0712:07 pm (87.6°)91.425
Dec 265:15 am7:00 pm13:44:38−0:1012:07 pm (87.6°)91.421
Dec 275:16 am7:00 pm13:44:25−0:1212:08 pm (87.5°)91.418
Dec 285:16 am7:01 pm13:44:10−0:1412:08 pm (87.5°)91.415
Dec 295:17 am7:01 pm13:43:54−0:1612:09 pm (87.4°)91.413
Dec 305:18 am7:01 pm13:43:34−0:1912:09 pm (87.4°)91.411
Dec 315:18 am7:01 pm13:43:13−0:2112:10 pm (87.3°)91.409
* 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
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 251:00 am2:13 pm-7:33 am(77.2°)251,00329.1%
Dec 261:31 am3:07 pm-8:16 am(82.3°)249,90520.7%
Dec 272:06 am4:04 pm-9:02 am(86.7°)248,16413.3%
Dec 282:46 am5:02 pm-9:52 am(89.9°)245,9487.2%
Dec 293:32 am6:01 pm-10:45 am(87.8°)243,4542.9%
Dec 304:25 am6:58 pm-11:42 am(87.3°)240,8840.5%
Dec 315:25 am7:51 pm-12:39 pm(88.5°)238,4210.5%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Pretoria This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 25, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 3:49 amWed 5:17 pmWed 10:33 amAverage visibility
VenusWed 8:48 amWed 9:58 pmWed 3:23 pmGreat visibility
MarsWed 9:00 pmThu 7:29 amThu 2:14 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 5:21 pmThu 3:55 amWed 10:38 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 10:35 amWed 11:10 pmWed 4:53 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 3:49 pmThu 2:38 amWed 9:14 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 11:34 amWed 11:46 pmWed 5:40 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Pretoria.

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