sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uMgungundlovu District Municipality).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 11:42 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Pietermaritzburg local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 11:54 (remaining time: +12m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 40.5°.
Day Length: 10h 32m 48s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:38:34 | 11:54:58 | 17:11:22 |
| Azimuth | 67.5° | 0° | 292.7° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
10h 32m 48s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 391 564 km
94 070 357 mi
Pietermaritzburg ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 691 738 km
93 635 505 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 | 05:15:33 | 5h 15m 33s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:15:33 | 05:44:06 | 28m 33s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:44:06 | 06:13:08 | 29m 2s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:13:08 | 06:38:34 | 25m 26s | |
| Daylight | 06:38:34 | 17:11:22 | 10h 32m 48s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:11:22 | 17:36:48 | 25m 26s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:36:48 | 18:05:50 | 29m 2s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:05:50 | 18:34:23 | 28m 33s | |
| Night | 18:34:23 | 23:59:59 | 5h 25m 36s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 40.4° (
11:42)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 3.9° (
11:42)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-19 | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-22 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 06:37:22 | 06:37:58 | 06:38:34 | 06:39:10 | 06:39:45 |
| Solar noon: | 11:54:52 | 11:54:55 | 11:54:58 | 11:55:02 | 11:55:06 |
| Sunset: | 17:12:22 | 17:11:52 | 17:11:22 | 17:10:54 | 17:10:27 |
| Day Length: | 10h 35m 0s | 10h 33m 54s | 10h 32m 48s | 10h 31m 44s | 10h 30m 42s |
Pietermaritzburg sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):