sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Richards Bay, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, uThungulu District Municipality).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 07:13 (GMT+02:00) Africa/Johannesburg
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All times are shown in Richards Bay local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 11:48 (remaining time: +4h 35m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 41.3°.
Day Length: 10h 35m 59s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:30:24 | 11:48:23 | 17:06:23 |
| Azimuth | 67.7° | 0° | 292.5° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
10h 35m 59s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 386 026 km
94 066 915 mi
Richards Bay ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 689 471 km
93 634 096 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 | 05:08:04 | 5h 8m 4s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:08:04 | 05:36:24 | 28m 20s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:36:24 | 06:05:12 | 28m 48s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:05:12 | 06:30:24 | 25m 12s | |
| Daylight | 06:30:24 | 17:06:23 | 10h 35m 59s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:06:23 | 17:31:35 | 25m 12s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:31:35 | 18:00:22 | 28m 47s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:00:22 | 18:28:43 | 28m 21s | |
| Night | 18:28:43 | 23:59:59 | 5h 31m 16s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 7.7° (
07:13)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 62.2° (
07:13)
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: | 06:29:14 | 06:29:49 | 06:30:24 | 06:30:58 | 06:31:32 |
| Solar noon: | 11:48:17 | 11:48:20 | 11:48:23 | 11:48:27 | 11:48:31 |
| Sunset: | 17:07:21 | 17:06:51 | 17:06:23 | 17:05:56 | 17:05:30 |
| Day Length: | 10h 38m 7s | 10h 37m 2s | 10h 35m 59s | 10h 34m 58s | 10h 33m 58s |
Richards Bay sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):