Sunset in Pretoria today
September 4, 2026 · Pretoria, South Africa
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Sunset in Pretoria today is at 17:57. Day length is 11h 39m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Pretoria's coordinates and updated daily.
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.
The sun goes down towards the west in Pretoria today, at a bearing of 277°. Civil twilight then lasts another 23 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 34 minutes earlier in Pretoria than in Cape Town, 1308 km to the southwest.
The time of sunset slides later through spring and earlier through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how 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.
Sunset in Pretoria by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19:04 | 05:30 | 13h 34m |
| February | 18:51 | 05:53 | 12h 58m |
| March | 18:25 | 06:09 | 12h 16m |
| April | 17:53 | 06:23 | 11h 30m |
| May | 17:31 | 06:38 | 10h 52m |
| June | 17:25 | 06:52 | 10h 32m |
| July | 17:34 | 06:54 | 10h 40m |
| August | 17:49 | 06:37 | 11h 12m |
| September | 18:01 | 06:06 | 11h 55m |
| October | 18:14 | 05:34 | 12h 40m |
| November | 18:34 | 05:12 | 13h 22m |
| December | 18:55 | 05:11 | 13h 44m |