sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Richards Bay, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uThungulu District Municipality).
Current time: Thursday, 2026-07-16, 07:37 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Richards Bay local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 11:57 (remaining time: +4h 21m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 39.8°.
Day Length: 10h 29m 24s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:43:15 | 11:57:57 | 17:12:39 |
| Azimuth | 65.9° | 0° | 294.1° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
10h 29m 24s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 152 051 768 km
94 480 588 mi
Richards Bay ↔ Sun, nearest point: 151 355 007 km
94 047 641 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 | 05:20:11 | 5h 20m 11s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:20:11 | 05:48:44 | 28m 33s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:48:44 | 06:17:46 | 29m 2s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:17:46 | 06:43:15 | 25m 29s | |
| Daylight | 06:43:15 | 17:12:39 | 10h 29m 24s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:12:39 | 17:38:07 | 25m 28s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:38:07 | 18:07:10 | 29m 3s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:07:10 | 18:35:43 | 28m 33s | |
| Night | 18:35:43 | 23:59:59 | 5h 24m 16s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 9.6° (
07:37)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 59° (
07:37)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-07-14 | 2026-07-15 | 2026-07-16 | 2026-07-17 | 2026-07-18 |
| Day: | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Sunrise: | 06:43:51 | 06:43:34 | 06:43:15 | 06:42:54 | 06:42:32 |
| Solar noon: | 11:57:45 | 11:57:51 | 11:57:57 | 11:58:02 | 11:58:07 |
| Sunset: | 17:11:38 | 17:12:09 | 17:12:39 | 17:13:10 | 17:13:41 |
| Day Length: | 10h 27m 47s | 10h 28m 35s | 10h 29m 24s | 10h 30m 16s | 10h 31m 9s |
Richards Bay sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):