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Daylight hours in Pretoria today
October 19, 2026 · Pretoria, South Africa
Capital1,619,438 people
Pretoria has 12h 46m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 05:30 and sunset is at 18:16. All times are calculated astronomically for Pretoria's exact coordinates.
Pretoria lies at 26°S. In Pretoria, day length ranges from 10h 32m in winter to 13h 45m in summer — a swing of about 3h 13m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 11:53 in Pretoria, 7 minutes before the clock says 12. The gap comes from the city's longitude within its timezone, the equation of time, and summer time where it applies. At midday the sun currently stands 74.1° above the horizon in Pretoria. Over the year the midday sun ranges from 40.8° at the winter solstice to 87.7° at the summer solstice.
Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Pretoria.
The longest day in Pretoria is around 13h 45m (around December 21). The shortest is around 10h 32m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 1 minute per day.
Daylight hours in Pretoria by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13h 34m | 05:30 | 19:04 |
| February | 12h 58m | 05:53 | 18:51 |
| March | 12h 16m | 06:09 | 18:25 |
| April | 11h 30m | 06:23 | 17:53 |
| May | 10h 52m | 06:38 | 17:31 |
| June | 10h 32m | 06:52 | 17:25 |
| July | 10h 40m | 06:54 | 17:34 |
| August | 11h 12m | 06:37 | 17:49 |
| September | 11h 55m | 06:06 | 18:01 |
| October | 12h 40m | 05:34 | 18:14 |
| November | 13h 22m | 05:12 | 18:34 |
| December | 13h 44m | 05:11 | 18:55 |