Sunrise Times in South Africa 🇿🇦

Sunrise Times & Overview for Friday, Feb 20, 2026

As the Earth rotates into this Friday, South Africa follows a summer solar path dictated by its temperate geography. In the capital, Pretoria, the first light breaks at 05:55. Across the country, the arrival of light is staggered by 49 minutes today; dawn begins first in Richards Bay (05:37), eventually reaching Cape Town at 06:26.

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Today's Sunrise in Major South Africa Cities

Johannesburg
05:56
Cape Town
06:26
Durban
05:40
Soweto
05:56
Port Elizabeth
05:57
Pietermaritzburg
05:43
Pretoria
05:55
Benoni
05:55
Bloemfontein
06:00
Tembisa
05:55

East London
05:49
Vereeniging
05:56
Boksburg
05:55
Welkom
05:59
Newcastle
05:47
Krugersdorp
05:57
Diepsloot
05:56
Randburg
05:56
Roodepoort
05:56
Botshabelo
05:58

Brakpan
05:54
Uitenhage
05:58
Emalahleni
05:51
Richards Bay
05:37
Vanderbijlpark
05:56
Centurion
05:55
Mdantsane
05:50
Paarl
06:24
Springs
05:54
Carletonville
05:58

Regional Forecast: Sunrise Times Across South Africa

Klerksdorp
06:00
Mthatha
05:47

George
06:10
Westonaria
05:57

Middelburg
05:50

2026 Solar Path Analysis for Pretoria

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Today's Sun Phases in Pretoria

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February 2026 Sunrise/Sunset Calendar for Pretoria

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Day	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylight		Astronomical Twilight		Nautical Twilight		Civil Twilight		Solar Noon
Day	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Start	End	Start	End	Start	End	Time	Sun Dist. (Mil km)
1	05:42 ↑ 110° ESE	18:58 ↑ 251° WSW	13h 15m	-1m 13s	04:18	20:22	04:48	19:52	05:17	19:23	12:20	147.41
2	05:43 ↑ 109° ESE	18:57 ↑ 251° WSW	13h 14m	-1m 14s	04:19	20:21	04:49	19:51	05:18	19:22	12:20	147.43
3	05:44 ↑ 109° ESE	18:57 ↑ 251° WSW	13h 12m	-1m 15s	04:20	20:20	04:50	19:50	05:19	19:22	12:20	147.45
4	05:44 ↑ 108° ESE	18:56 ↑ 252° WSW	13h 11m	-1m 16s	04:21	20:20	04:51	19:50	05:20	19:21	12:20	147.47
5	05:45 ↑ 108° ESE	18:56 ↑ 252° WSW	13h 10m	-1m 17s	04:22	20:19	04:52	19:49	05:20	19:20	12:21	147.50
6	05:46 ↑ 108° ESE	18:55 ↑ 252° WSW	13h 09m	-1m 18s	04:23	20:18	04:52	19:48	05:21	19:20	12:21	147.52
7	05:47 ↑ 108° ESE	18:54 ↑ 253° WSW	13h 07m	-1m 19s	04:24	20:17	04:53	19:48	05:22	19:19	12:21	147.55
8	05:47 ↑ 107° ESE	18:54 ↑ 253° WSW	13h 06m	-1m 20s	04:25	20:16	04:54	19:47	05:23	19:18	12:21	147.57
9	05:48 ↑ 107° ESE	18:53 ↑ 253° WSW	13h 05m	-1m 21s	04:26	20:15	04:55	19:46	05:23	19:18	12:21	147.60
10	05:49 ↑ 106° ESE	18:52 ↑ 254° WSW	13h 03m	-1m 21s	04:27	20:14	04:56	19:45	05:24	19:17	12:21	147.63
11	05:49 ↑ 106° ESE	18:52 ↑ 254° WSW	13h 02m	-1m 22s	04:27	20:14	04:57	19:45	05:25	19:16	12:21	147.65
12	05:50 ↑ 106° ESE	18:51 ↑ 255° WSW	13h 00m	-1m 23s	04:28	20:13	04:57	19:44	05:26	19:15	12:21	147.68
13	05:51 ↑ 105° ESE	18:50 ↑ 255° WSW	12h 59m	-1m 23s	04:29	20:12	04:58	19:43	05:26	19:15	12:21	147.71
14	05:51 ↑ 105° ESE	18:50 ↑ 255° WSW	12h 58m	-1m 24s	04:30	20:11	04:59	19:42	05:27	19:14	12:21	147.74
15	05:52 ↑ 104° ESE	18:49 ↑ 256° WSW	12h 56m	-1m 25s	04:31	20:10	05:00	19:41	05:28	19:13	12:21	147.77
16	05:53 ↑ 104° ESE	18:48 ↑ 256° WSW	12h 55m	-1m 25s	04:32	20:09	05:01	19:40	05:29	19:12	12:21	147.80
17	05:53 ↑ 104° ESE	18:47 ↑ 256° WSW	12h 53m	-1m 26s	04:33	20:08	05:01	19:39	05:29	19:11	12:21	147.83
18	05:54 ↑ 103° ESE	18:47 ↑ 257° WSW	12h 52m	-1m 26s	04:33	20:07	05:02	19:38	05:30	19:11	12:21	147.86
19	05:55 ↑ 103° ESE	18:46 ↑ 257° WSW	12h 50m	-1m 27s	04:34	20:06	05:03	19:38	05:31	19:10	12:20	147.89
20	05:55 ↑ 102° ESE	18:45 ↑ 258° WSW	12h 49m	-1m 27s	04:35	20:05	05:04	19:37	05:31	19:09	12:20	147.92
21	05:56 ↑ 102° ESE	18:44 ↑ 258° WSW	12h 48m	-1m 27s	04:36	20:04	05:04	19:36	05:32	19:08	12:20	147.96
22	05:57 ↑ 102° ESE	18:43 ↑ 258° WSW	12h 46m	-1m 28s	04:37	20:03	05:05	19:35	05:33	19:07	12:20	147.99
23	05:57 ↑ 101° ESE	18:42 ↑ 259° W	12h 45m	-1m 28s	04:37	20:02	05:06	19:34	05:33	19:06	12:20	148.02
24	05:58 ↑ 101° E	18:41 ↑ 259° W	12h 43m	-1m 29s	04:38	20:01	05:06	19:33	05:34	19:05	12:20	148.05
25	05:58 ↑ 100° E	18:40 ↑ 260° W	12h 42m	-1m 29s	04:39	20:00	05:07	19:32	05:34	19:04	12:20	148.09
26	05:59 ↑ 100° E	18:40 ↑ 260° W	12h 40m	-1m 29s	04:40	19:59	05:08	19:31	05:35	19:03	12:20	148.12
27	06:00 ↑ 100° E	18:39 ↑ 260° W	12h 39m	-1m 29s	04:40	19:58	05:08	19:30	05:36	19:02	12:19	148.15
28	06:00 ↑ 99° E	18:38 ↑ 261° W	12h 37m	-1m 30s	04:41	19:56	05:09	19:29	05:36	19:01	12:19	148.19
All times are local for Pretoria. DST is not currently in effect. Calculations based on Gregorian calendar. Today is highlighted.