sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Richards Bay, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uThungulu District Municipality).
Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 16:12 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Richards Bay local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 11:56 (elapsed time: -4h 16m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 47.4°.
Day Length: 11h 6m 37s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:22:51 | 11:56:09 | 17:29:28 |
| Azimuth | 74.7° | 0° | 285.3° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
11h 6m 37s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 471 804 km
94 120 215 mi
Richards Bay ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 774 458 km
93 686 905 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 | 05:03:08 | 5h 3m 8s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:03:08 | 05:30:46 | 27m 38s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:30:46 | 05:58:38 | 27m 52s | |
| Civil Twilight | 05:58:38 | 06:22:51 | 24m 13s | |
| Daylight | 06:22:51 | 17:29:28 | 11h 6m 37s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:29:28 | 17:53:41 | 24m 13s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:53:41 | 18:21:33 | 27m 52s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:21:33 | 18:49:11 | 27m 38s | |
| Night | 18:49:11 | 23:59:59 | 5h 10m 48s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 15° (
16:12)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 295.3° (
16:12)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-08-14 | 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-16 | 2026-08-17 | 2026-08-18 |
| Day: | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday |
| Sunrise: | 06:24:42 | 06:23:47 | 06:22:51 | 06:21:54 | 06:20:56 |
| Solar noon: | 11:56:33 | 11:56:22 | 11:56:09 | 11:55:57 | 11:55:43 |
| Sunset: | 17:28:24 | 17:28:56 | 17:29:28 | 17:30:00 | 17:30:31 |
| Day Length: | 11h 3m 42s | 11h 5m 9s | 11h 6m 37s | 11h 8m 6s | 11h 9m 35s |
Richards Bay sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):