July 21, 2026 · Pretoria, South Africa
Sunrise in Pretoria today is at 06:52. Day length is 10h 45m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Pretoria's coordinates and updated daily.
Pretoria lies at 26°S. At this latitude, day length varies moderately — from around 10 hours in midwinter to 14–15 hours in midsummer.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times 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.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:30 | 19:04 | 13h 34m |
| February | 05:53 | 18:51 | 12h 58m |
| March | 06:09 | 18:25 | 12h 16m |
| April | 06:23 | 17:53 | 11h 30m |
| May | 06:38 | 17:31 | 10h 52m |
| June | 06:52 | 17:25 | 10h 32m |
| July | 06:54 | 17:34 | 10h 40m |
| August | 06:37 | 17:49 | 11h 12m |
| September | 06:06 | 18:01 | 11h 55m |
| October | 05:34 | 18:14 | 12h 40m |
| November | 05:12 | 18:34 | 13h 22m |
| December | 05:11 | 18:55 | 13h 44m |