sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Richards Bay, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uThungulu District Municipality).
Current time: Monday, 2026-06-15, 04:32 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Richards Bay local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 11:52 (remaining time: +7h 19m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 37.9°.
Day Length: 10h 19m 4s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:42:49 | 11:52:21 | 17:01:53 |
| Azimuth | 63.7° | 0° | 296.3° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
10h 19m 4s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 958 965 km
94 422 923 mi
Richards Bay ↔ Sun, nearest point: 151 266 223 km
93 992 473 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+02:00 |
| Latitude: | -28.78301° |
| Longitude: | 32.03768° |
| Country: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal |
| Population: | 252 968 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:18:30 | 5h 18m 30s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:18:30 | 05:47:24 | 28m 54s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:47:24 | 06:16:54 | 29m 30s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:16:54 | 06:42:49 | 25m 55s | |
| Daylight | 06:42:49 | 17:01:53 | 10h 19m 4s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:01:53 | 17:27:48 | 25m 55s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:27:48 | 17:57:17 | 29m 29s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 17:57:17 | 18:26:12 | 28m 55s | |
| Night | 18:26:12 | 23:59:59 | 5h 33m 47s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: -27.7° (
04:32)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 77.2° (
04:32)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-14 | 2026-06-15 | 2026-06-16 | 2026-06-17 |
| Day: | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday |
| Sunrise: | 06:42:08 | 06:42:29 | 06:42:49 | 06:43:08 | 06:43:25 |
| Solar noon: | 11:51:55 | 11:52:08 | 11:52:21 | 11:52:34 | 11:52:47 |
| Sunset: | 17:01:43 | 17:01:47 | 17:01:53 | 17:02:00 | 17:02:08 |
| Day Length: | 10h 19m 35s | 10h 19m 18s | 10h 19m 4s | 10h 18m 52s | 10h 18m 43s |
Richards Bay sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):