sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uMgungundlovu District Municipality).
Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 21:23 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Pietermaritzburg local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 12:00 (elapsed time: -9h 23m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 49.5°.
Day Length: 11h 18m 45s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:21:10 | 12:00:33 | 17:39:55 |
| Azimuth | 78° | 0° | 281.9° |
| Day Length |  |
11h 18m 45s |  |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 190 625 km
93 945 499 mi
Pietermaritzburg ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 499 723 km
93 516 192 mi
| Local timezone: | GMT+02:00 |
| Latitude: | -29.61679° |
| Longitude: | 30.39278° |
| Country: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal |
| Population: | 750 845 |
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Zone Type | Start | End | Length |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:01:33 | 5h 1m 33s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:01:33 | 05:29:14 | 27m 41s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:29:14 | 05:57:04 | 27m 50s | |
| Civil Twilight | 05:57:04 | 06:21:10 | 24m 6s | |
| Daylight | 06:21:10 | 17:39:55 | 11h 18m 45s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:39:55 | 18:04:01 | 24m 6s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 18:04:01 | 18:31:51 | 27m 50s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:31:51 | 18:59:32 | 27m 41s | |
| Night | 18:59:32 | 23:59:59 | 5h 0m 27s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: -48.9° (
21:23)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 251° ( 21:23)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-24 | 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-27 |
| Day: | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
| Sunrise: | 06:23:19 | 06:22:15 | 06:21:10 | 06:20:04 | 06:18:58 |
| Solar noon: | 12:01:05 | 12:00:49 | 12:00:33 | 12:00:16 | 11:59:59 |
| Sunset: | 17:38:51 | 17:39:23 | 17:39:55 | 17:40:27 | 17:40:59 |
| Day Length: | 11h 15m 32s | 11h 17m 8s | 11h 18m 45s | 11h 20m 23s | 11h 22m 1s |
Pietermaritzburg sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):