Sunrise & Sunset in Pietermaritzburg
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Wednesday, 30 September 2026
🌅 Sunrise : 05:38
🌇 Sunset : 17:58
Sunrise & Sunset Times for Today in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 🇿🇦
Sun Phase: Daylight
Sunrise : 05:38 ↑ 93.6° E
Sunset : 17:58 ↑ 266.1° W
Day Length : 12h 20m
Sun Direction: WNW
Sun Altitude: 48.51°
Sun Distance: 149.817 million km
Next Solstice: Monday, 21 December 2026 (December Solstice)
September 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Pietermaritzburg
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
06:13
↑
81° E
|
17:43
↑
279° W
|
11h 29m | +1m 40s | 04:54 | 19:03 | 05:21 | 18:35 | 05:49 | 18:07 | 11:58 | 150.97 |
| 2 |
06:12
↑
81° E
|
17:44
↑
278° W
|
11h 31m | +1m 40s | 04:53 | 19:03 | 05:20 | 18:35 | 05:48 | 18:08 | 11:58 | 150.94 |
| 3 |
06:11
↑
82° E
|
17:44
↑
278° W
|
11h 32m | +1m 41s | 04:52 | 19:04 | 05:19 | 18:36 | 05:47 | 18:08 | 11:57 | 150.90 |
| 4 |
06:10
↑
82° E
|
17:45
↑
278° W
|
11h 34m | +1m 41s | 04:50 | 19:04 | 05:18 | 18:36 | 05:46 | 18:09 | 11:57 | 150.87 |
| 5 |
06:09
↑
83° E
|
17:45
↑
277° W
|
11h 36m | +1m 42s | 04:49 | 19:05 | 05:17 | 18:37 | 05:44 | 18:09 | 11:57 | 150.83 |
| 6 |
06:08
↑
83° E
|
17:46
↑
277° W
|
11h 38m | +1m 42s | 04:48 | 19:05 | 05:16 | 18:37 | 05:43 | 18:10 | 11:56 | 150.80 |
| 7 |
06:06
↑
84° E
|
17:46
↑
276° W
|
11h 39m | +1m 42s | 04:47 | 19:06 | 05:15 | 18:38 | 05:42 | 18:10 | 11:56 | 150.76 |
| 8 |
06:05
↑
84° E
|
17:47
↑
276° W
|
11h 41m | +1m 43s | 04:46 | 19:06 | 05:13 | 18:38 | 05:41 | 18:11 | 11:56 | 150.72 |
| 9 |
06:04
↑
84° E
|
17:47
↑
276° W
|
11h 43m | +1m 43s | 04:45 | 19:07 | 05:12 | 18:39 | 05:40 | 18:11 | 11:55 | 150.69 |
| 10 |
06:03
↑
85° E
|
17:48
↑
275° W
|
11h 44m | +1m 43s | 04:43 | 19:07 | 05:11 | 18:39 | 05:38 | 18:12 | 11:55 | 150.65 |
| 11 |
06:01
↑
85° E
|
17:48
↑
275° W
|
11h 46m | +1m 44s | 04:42 | 19:08 | 05:10 | 18:40 | 05:37 | 18:12 | 11:55 | 150.61 |
| 12 |
06:00
↑
86° E
|
17:49
↑
274° W
|
11h 48m | +1m 44s | 04:41 | 19:08 | 05:09 | 18:40 | 05:36 | 18:13 | 11:54 | 150.57 |
| 13 |
05:59
↑
86° E
|
17:49
↑
274° W
|
11h 50m | +1m 44s | 04:40 | 19:09 | 05:07 | 18:41 | 05:35 | 18:13 | 11:54 | 150.53 |
| 14 |
05:58
↑
86° E
|
17:50
↑
273° W
|
11h 51m | +1m 44s | 04:38 | 19:09 | 05:06 | 18:42 | 05:34 | 18:14 | 11:54 | 150.49 |
| 15 |
05:57
↑
87° E
|
17:50
↑
273° W
|
11h 53m | +1m 44s | 04:37 | 19:10 | 05:05 | 18:42 | 05:32 | 18:15 | 11:53 | 150.45 |
| 16 |
05:55
↑
87° E
|
17:51
↑
272° W
|
11h 55m | +1m 45s | 04:36 | 19:10 | 05:04 | 18:43 | 05:31 | 18:15 | 11:53 | 150.41 |
| 17 |
05:54
↑
88° E
|
17:51
↑
272° W
|
11h 57m | +1m 45s | 04:35 | 19:11 | 05:02 | 18:43 | 05:30 | 18:16 | 11:53 | 150.37 |
| 18 |
05:53
↑
88° E
|
17:52
↑
272° W
|
11h 58m | +1m 45s | 04:33 | 19:11 | 05:01 | 18:44 | 05:29 | 18:16 | 11:52 | 150.33 |
| 19 |
05:52
↑
89° E
|
17:52
↑
271° W
|
12h 00m | +1m 45s | 04:32 | 19:12 | 05:00 | 18:44 | 05:27 | 18:17 | 11:52 | 150.28 |
| 20 |
05:50
↑
89° E
|
17:53
↑
271° W
|
12h 02m | +1m 45s | 04:31 | 19:13 | 04:59 | 18:45 | 05:26 | 18:17 | 11:52 | 150.24 |
| 21 |
05:49
↑
90° E
|
17:53
↑
270° W
|
12h 04m | +1m 45s | 04:30 | 19:13 | 04:57 | 18:45 | 05:25 | 18:18 | 11:51 | 150.20 |
| 22 |
05:48
↑
90° E
|
17:54
↑
270° W
|
12h 06m | +1m 46s | 04:28 | 19:14 | 04:56 | 18:46 | 05:24 | 18:18 | 11:51 | 150.16 |
| 23 |
05:47
↑
90° E
|
17:54
↑
269° W
|
12h 07m | +1m 46s | 04:27 | 19:14 | 04:55 | 18:46 | 05:22 | 18:19 | 11:51 | 150.12 |
| 24 |
05:45
↑
91° E
|
17:55
↑
269° W
|
12h 09m | +1m 46s | 04:26 | 19:15 | 04:54 | 18:47 | 05:21 | 18:19 | 11:50 | 150.07 |
| 25 |
05:44
↑
91° E
|
17:56
↑
268° W
|
12h 11m | +1m 46s | 04:24 | 19:16 | 04:52 | 18:48 | 05:20 | 18:20 | 11:50 | 150.03 |
| 26 |
05:43
↑
92° E
|
17:56
↑
268° W
|
12h 13m | +1m 46s | 04:23 | 19:16 | 04:51 | 18:48 | 05:19 | 18:20 | 11:49 | 149.99 |
| 27 |
05:42
↑
92° E
|
17:57
↑
268° W
|
12h 14m | +1m 46s | 04:22 | 19:17 | 04:50 | 18:49 | 05:17 | 18:21 | 11:49 | 149.95 |
| 28 |
05:41
↑
93° E
|
17:57
↑
267° W
|
12h 16m | +1m 46s | 04:20 | 19:17 | 04:49 | 18:49 | 05:16 | 18:22 | 11:49 | 149.90 |
| 29 |
05:39
↑
93° E
|
17:58
↑
267° W
|
12h 18m | +1m 46s | 04:19 | 19:18 | 04:47 | 18:50 | 05:15 | 18:22 | 11:48 | 149.86 |
| 30 |
05:38
↑
94° E
|
17:58
↑
266° W
|
12h 20m | +1m 46s | 04:18 | 19:19 | 04:46 | 18:50 | 05:14 | 18:23 | 11:48 | 149.82 |
|
All times are in local time for Pietermaritzburg. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not currently in effect. Calculations account for atmospheric refraction and are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today's date is in the table. |
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In Pietermaritzburg, the earliest sunrise of September is on September 30 and the latest sunset of September is on September 29 or September 30.
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The sun rises in Pietermaritzburg today at 05:38 local time. Compare today's sunrise to other popular cities worldwide.
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Pietermaritzburg gets approximately 12.0 hours and 20.0 minutes of daylight today (September 30). The moon phase calendar for Pietermaritzburg shows complementary night-time data.
Solar noon — when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky — happens in Pietermaritzburg today at 11:48 local time. This is the moment of maximum solar elevation and is exactly midway between sunrise and sunset.
Civil twilight in Pietermaritzburg begins at 05:14 (before sunrise) and ends at 18:23 (after sunset) today. Civil twilight is the period when there is enough natural light to see clearly outdoors without artificial lighting. The current weather in Pietermaritzburg can affect how bright twilight actually feels.
Because Pietermaritzburg is in the Southern Hemisphere, the longest day of the year (summer solstice) is around December 21, and the shortest day (winter solstice) is around June 21. The annual calendar marks both solstices.