Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Pretoria

Sunrise in Pretoria today is at 06:48:43 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 05:39:05 PM, giving Pretoria 10h 50min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:23:53 AM and ends at 06:03:55 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Pretoria or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Pretoria. Get a full year of light data with the printable Pretoria Photography Planner 2026.

Pretoria sits in the subtropical zone, experiencing moderate seasonal daylight changes with mild, sun-rich winters. On the longest day of the year (December 21), Pretoria receives 13.7 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:12 AM and sunset at 06:57 PM. On the shortest day (June 21), this drops to 10.5 hours — a difference of 3.2 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around December 02 at 05:07, while the latest sunset falls around January 11 at 19:03. The evening golden hour in Pretoria lasts about 49 minutes in summer and 49 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.