sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Piet Retief, South Africa (Mpumalanga, Gert Sibande District Municipality).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 12:29 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Piet Retief local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 11:56 (elapsed time: -32m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 53.3°.
Day Length: 11h 27m 11s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:13:12 | 11:56:48 | 17:40:23 |
| Azimuth | 79.7° | 0° | 280.6° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
11h 27m 11s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 150 102 738 km
93 269 517 mi
Piet Retief ↔ Sun, nearest point: 149 401 983 km
92 834 088 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+02:00 |
| Latitude: | -27.00706° |
| Longitude: | 30.81323° |
| Country: | South Africa Mpumalanga |
| Population: | 84 349 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 04:55:40 | 4h 55m 40s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 04:55:40 | 05:22:39 | 26m 59s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:22:39 | 05:49:46 | 27m 7s | |
| Civil Twilight | 05:49:46 | 06:13:12 | 23m 26s | |
| Daylight | 06:13:12 | 17:40:23 | 11h 27m 11s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:40:23 | 18:03:49 | 23m 26s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 18:03:49 | 18:30:56 | 27m 7s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:30:56 | 18:57:56 | 27m 0s | |
| Night | 18:57:56 | 23:59:59 | 5h 2m 3s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 52.5° (
12:29)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 347.1° (
12:29)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-04-13 | 2026-04-14 | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-16 | 2026-04-17 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 06:12:12 | 06:12:42 | 06:13:12 | 06:13:43 | 06:14:14 |
| Solar noon: | 11:57:17 | 11:57:02 | 11:56:48 | 11:56:33 | 11:56:20 |
| Sunset: | 17:42:23 | 17:41:22 | 17:40:23 | 17:39:24 | 17:38:25 |
| Day Length: | 11h 30m 11s | 11h 28m 40s | 11h 27m 11s | 11h 25m 41s | 11h 24m 11s |
Piet Retief sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):