sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uMgungundlovu District Municipality).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 08:59 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Pietermaritzburg local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 11:58 (remaining time: +2h 59m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 50.7°.
Day Length: 11h 22m 41s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:17:08 | 11:58:29 | 17:39:49 |
| Azimuth | 79.4° | 0° | 280.8° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
11h 22m 41s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 150 096 613 km
93 265 711 mi
Pietermaritzburg ↔ Sun, nearest point: 149 397 562 km
92 831 341 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+02:00 |
| Latitude: | -29.61679° |
| Longitude: | 30.39278° |
| Country: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal |
| Population: | 750 845 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 04:57:41 | 4h 57m 41s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 04:57:41 | 05:25:20 | 27m 39s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:25:20 | 05:53:07 | 27m 47s | |
| Civil Twilight | 05:53:07 | 06:17:08 | 24m 1s | |
| Daylight | 06:17:08 | 17:39:49 | 11h 22m 41s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:39:49 | 18:03:50 | 24m 1s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 18:03:50 | 18:31:37 | 27m 47s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:31:37 | 18:59:16 | 27m 39s | |
| Night | 18:59:16 | 23:59:59 | 5h 0m 43s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 31.7° (
08:59)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 54.7° (
08:59)
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: | 06:15:57 | 06:16:33 | 06:17:08 | 06:17:44 | 06:18:20 |
| Solar noon: | 11:58:58 | 11:58:43 | 11:58:29 | 11:58:14 | 11:58:00 |
| Sunset: | 17:41:59 | 17:40:54 | 17:39:49 | 17:38:45 | 17:37:41 |
| Day Length: | 11h 26m 2s | 11h 24m 21s | 11h 22m 41s | 11h 21m 1s | 11h 19m 21s |
Pietermaritzburg sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):