sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Richards Bay, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uThungulu District Municipality).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 12:29 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Richards Bay local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 11:51 (elapsed time: -37m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 51.5°.
Day Length: 11h 24m 8s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:09:50 | 11:51:54 | 17:33:58 |
| Azimuth | 79.5° | 0° | 280.8° |
| Day Length |  |
11h 24m 8s |  |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 150 102 738 km
93 269 517 mi
Richards Bay ↔ Sun, nearest point: 149 402 121 km
92 834 174 mi
| Local timezone: | GMT+02:00 |
| Latitude: | -28.78301° |
| Longitude: | 32.03768° |
| Country: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal |
| Population: | 252 968 |
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Zone Type | Start | End | Length |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 04:51:01 | 4h 51m 1s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 04:51:01 | 05:18:27 | 27m 26s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:18:27 | 05:46:00 | 27m 33s | |
| Civil Twilight | 05:46:00 | 06:09:50 | 23m 50s | |
| Daylight | 06:09:50 | 17:33:58 | 11h 24m 8s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:33:58 | 17:57:48 | 23m 50s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:57:48 | 18:25:21 | 27m 33s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:25:21 | 18:52:47 | 27m 26s | |
| Night | 18:52:47 | 23:59:59 | 5h 7m 12s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 50.5° (
12:29)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 345.7° ( 12:29)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-04-13 | 2026-04-14 | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-16 | 2026-04-17 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 06:08:42 | 06:09:16 | 06:09:50 | 06:10:24 | 06:10:58 |
| Solar noon: | 11:52:23 | 11:52:08 | 11:51:54 | 11:51:40 | 11:51:26 |
| Sunset: | 17:36:05 | 17:35:01 | 17:33:58 | 17:32:56 | 17:31:54 |
| Day Length: | 11h 27m 23s | 11h 25m 45s | 11h 24m 8s | 11h 22m 32s | 11h 20m 56s |
Richards Bay sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):