Pietermaritzburg
Sunrise and sunset in Pietermaritzburg
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Pietermaritzburg, in local time. At 29.6° S, the day lasts from 10 h 15 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 03 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:14, sunset at 18:11.
Day length 12 h 57 min, 1 min 42 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:43, with the Sun 71° above the horizon.
Times are Pietermaritzburg time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 03:51 | 19:35 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:21 | 19:05 |
| Civil twilight | 04:50 | 18:36 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:14 | 18:11 |
| Golden hour | 05:14–05:46 | 17:39–18:11 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Pietermaritzburg
- Longest day: December 21, 14 h 03 min, from sunrise at 04:54 to sunset at 18:57.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 15 min, from sunrise at 06:52 to sunset at 17:07.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:17 | 19:01 | 13 h 43 min |
| February 21 | 05:43 | 18:39 | 12 h 56 min |
| March 21 | 06:02 | 18:08 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:20 | 17:33 | 11 h 13 min |
| May 21 | 06:39 | 17:10 | 10 h 32 min |
| June 21 | 06:52 | 17:07 | 10 h 15 min |
| July 21 | 06:49 | 17:20 | 10 h 31 min |
| August 21 | 06:25 | 17:37 | 11 h 12 min |
| September 21 | 05:49 | 17:54 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:14 | 18:11 | 12 h 57 min |
| November 21 | 04:52 | 18:36 | 13 h 44 min |
| December 21 | 04:54 | 18:57 | 14 h 03 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 29.6° S, 30.4° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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