Sunrise Times in South Africa Today 🇿🇦

In South Africa, the sun rises at 05:19 local time today in the capital, Pretoria. Sunrise times vary by a few minutes between cities depending on latitude and longitude.

Sunrise in Pretoria today is at 05:19 local time. Pretoria is the capital of South Africa.

Today, the earliest sunrise in South Africa is in Richards Bay at 04:59, and the latest is in Saldanha at 05:50. The total spread is determined by how far east-west the country stretches.

The capital of South Africa, Pretoria, gets about 13h 3m of daylight today between sunrise and sunset. Day length changes throughout the year, reaching its maximum at the summer solstice and minimum at the winter solstice.

Solar noon in Pretoria today is at 11:50. This is when the sun is at its highest point in the sky and shadows are shortest. Solar noon is not the same as clock noon; the difference depends on longitude within the time zone and the equation of time.

Civil twilight in Pretoria begins at 04:54 today. This is when the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon and the sky is bright enough to see clearly without artificial light.

Nautical twilight in Pretoria runs from 04:26 in the morning to 19:15 in the evening. During nautical twilight, the horizon is visible at sea, which historically allowed sailors to take star-fix readings for navigation.

This page lists today's sunrise times for cities across South Africa. Click any city to see its full sunrise, sunset, twilight, and day-length data, plus a monthly calendar.