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

Moon: 12.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 22, 2026 at 4:51:03 am
Sunrise Today: 6:16 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:20 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 9:42 am 66° East
Moonset Today: 8:31 pm 296° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 4 minutes (-1m 35s)
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Today's Sun Position in Potchefstroom

Time:4:51 am
Altitude:-19.7°
Direction:100° E
Phase:Night

Day length today:12h 4m 24s (Mar 22, 2026)

1 minute, 35 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 21, 2026)

1 hour, 36 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

1 hour, 45 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Potchefstroom Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:58 am
Astro. Twilight4:58 am – 5:25 am
Nautical Twilight5:25 am – 5:52 am
Civil Twilight5:52 am – 6:16 am
Daylight6:16 am – 6:20 pm
Civil Twilight6:20 pm – 6:43 pm
Nautical Twilight6:43 pm – 7:10 pm
Astro. Twilight7:10 pm – 7:37 pm
Night7:37 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Potchefstroom - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 226:16 am6:20 pm12:04:24−1:3512:18 pm (62.6°)92.623
Mar 236:16 am6:19 pm12:02:49−1:3512:18 pm (62.2°)92.649
Mar 246:17 am6:18 pm12:01:14−1:3512:17 pm (61.8°)92.674
Mar 256:17 am6:17 pm11:59:38−1:3512:17 pm (61.4°)92.700
Mar 266:18 am6:16 pm11:58:04−1:3412:17 pm (61.0°)92.726
Mar 276:18 am6:15 pm11:56:29−1:3412:16 pm (60.6°)92.751
Mar 286:19 am6:13 pm11:54:54−1:3412:16 pm (60.2°)92.777
* All times are local time for Potchefstroom. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Potchefstroom

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Potchefstroom - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 229:42 am8:31 pm-3:09 pm(40.5°)227,95715.8%
Mar 2310:51 am9:22 pm-4:08 pm(36.5°)228,31225.6%
Mar 2412:00 pm10:20 pm-5:11 pm(34.4°)229,20836.8%
Mar 251:05 pm11:24 pm-6:14 pm(34.3°)230,50648.7%
Mar 262:02 pm--7:15 pm(36.3°)232,08460.4%
Mar 27-12:30 am2:51 pm8:12 pm(39.9°)233,84471.4%
Mar 28-1:37 am3:33 pm9:04 pm(44.8°)235,74181.0%
* All times are local time for Potchefstroom. 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 Potchefstroom This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Mar 22, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:34 amSun 5:09 pmSun 10:51 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 7:37 amSun 7:14 pmSun 1:26 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 5:04 amSun 5:36 pmSun 11:20 amDifficult to see
JupiterSun 2:04 pmMon 12:30 amSun 7:17 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 6:29 amSun 6:33 pmSun 12:31 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSun 10:35 amSun 9:16 pmSun 3:55 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 6:18 amSun 6:23 pmSun 12:20 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Potchefstroom.

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