sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uMgungundlovu District Municipality).
Current time: Thursday, 2026-09-24, 12:29 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Pietermaritzburg local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 11:50 (elapsed time: -39m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 60.7°.
Day Length: 12h 10m 19s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 05:45:18 | 11:50:28 | 17:55:37 |
| Azimuth | 90.9° | 0° | 269° |
| Day Length |  |
12h 10m 19s |  |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 150 056 580 km
93 240 836 mi
Pietermaritzburg ↔ Sun, nearest point: 149 355 398 km
92 805 141 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 | 04:25:50 | 4h 25m 50s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 04:25:50 | 04:53:49 | 27m 59s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 04:53:49 | 05:21:35 | 27m 46s | |
| Civil Twilight | 05:21:35 | 05:45:18 | 23m 43s | |
| Daylight | 05:45:18 | 17:55:37 | 12h 10m 19s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:55:37 | 18:19:21 | 23m 44s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 18:19:21 | 18:47:06 | 27m 45s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:47:06 | 19:15:05 | 27m 59s | |
| Night | 19:15:05 | 23:59:59 | 4h 44m 54s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 59.4° (
12:29)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 341° ( 12:29)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-09-22 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-26 |
| Day: | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Sunrise: | 05:47:47 | 05:46:32 | 05:45:18 | 05:44:04 | 05:42:50 |
| Solar noon: | 11:51:10 | 11:50:49 | 11:50:28 | 11:50:07 | 11:49:46 |
| Sunset: | 17:54:33 | 17:55:05 | 17:55:37 | 17:56:09 | 17:56:42 |
| Day Length: | 12h 6m 46s | 12h 8m 33s | 12h 10m 19s | 12h 12m 5s | 12h 13m 52s |
Pietermaritzburg sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):