Sunrise & Sunset in Pietermaritzburg
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2)
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Sunset
6:13 PM
Today in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, sunrise is at 5:14 AM and sunset at 6:13 PM, giving 12 h 59 min of daylight — 2 minutes longer than yesterday.
Sun times today
| Event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight (−18°) | 3:50 AM | 7:36 PM |
| Nautical twilight (−12°) | 4:20 AM | 7:06 PM |
| Civil twilight (−6°) | 4:49 AM | 6:37 PM |
| Sunrise / sunset | 5:14 AM | 6:13 PM |
| Golden hour ends / starts (+6°) | 5:46 AM | 5:41 PM |
| Solar noon | 11:43 AM | |
— means the sun does not reach that angle today. Times include standard atmospheric refraction; hills and buildings can change what you see.
Pietermaritzburg sunrise and sunset — October 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 5:37 AM | 6:00 PM | 12 h 22 min |
| 2 Fri | 5:36 AM | 6:00 PM | 12 h 24 min |
| 3 Sat | 5:35 AM | 6:01 PM | 12 h 26 min |
| 4 Sun | 5:34 AM | 6:01 PM | 12 h 28 min |
| 5 Mon | 5:32 AM | 6:02 PM | 12 h 29 min |
| 6 Tue | 5:31 AM | 6:02 PM | 12 h 31 min |
| 7 Wed | 5:30 AM | 6:03 PM | 12 h 33 min |
| 8 Thu | 5:29 AM | 6:04 PM | 12 h 35 min |
| 9 Fri | 5:28 AM | 6:04 PM | 12 h 37 min |
| 10 Sat | 5:27 AM | 6:05 PM | 12 h 38 min |
| 11 Sun | 5:25 AM | 6:05 PM | 12 h 40 min |
| 12 Mon | 5:24 AM | 6:06 PM | 12 h 42 min |
| 13 Tue | 5:23 AM | 6:07 PM | 12 h 44 min |
| 14 Wed | 5:22 AM | 6:07 PM | 12 h 45 min |
| 15 Thu | 5:21 AM | 6:08 PM | 12 h 47 min |
| 16 Fri | 5:20 AM | 6:09 PM | 12 h 49 min |
| 17 Sat | 5:19 AM | 6:09 PM | 12 h 51 min |
| 18 Sun | 5:18 AM | 6:10 PM | 12 h 52 min |
| 19 Mon | 5:17 AM | 6:11 PM | 12 h 54 min |
| 20 Tue | 5:16 AM | 6:11 PM | 12 h 56 min |
| 21 Wed | 5:15 AM | 6:12 PM | 12 h 57 min |
| 22 Thu | 5:14 AM | 6:13 PM | 12 h 59 min |
| 23 Fri | 5:13 AM | 6:13 PM | 13 h 1 min |
| 24 Sat | 5:12 AM | 6:14 PM | 13 h 2 min |
| 25 Sun | 5:11 AM | 6:15 PM | 13 h 4 min |
| 26 Mon | 5:10 AM | 6:16 PM | 13 h 6 min |
| 27 Tue | 5:09 AM | 6:16 PM | 13 h 7 min |
| 28 Wed | 5:08 AM | 6:17 PM | 13 h 9 min |
| 29 Thu | 5:07 AM | 6:18 PM | 13 h 11 min |
| 30 Fri | 5:06 AM | 6:18 PM | 13 h 12 min |
| 31 Sat | 5:05 AM | 6:19 PM | 13 h 14 min |
Sunrise and sunset in Pietermaritzburg: questions and answers
What time is sunset in Pietermaritzburg today?
6:13 PM local time (South Africa Standard Time). Civil twilight ends at 6:37 PM.
What time is sunrise in Pietermaritzburg tomorrow?
5:13 AM.
When is golden hour in Pietermaritzburg today?
In the evening from about 5:41 PM until sunset at 6:13 PM; in the morning from sunrise until about 5:46 AM.
What are the longest and shortest days in Pietermaritzburg?
About 14 h 3 min at the December solstice, and about 10 h 15 min at the June solstice.
Calculated for -29.62°, 30.39°. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.