December 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 🇿🇦

Sun: Night

Sunrise Today: 06:39 ↑ 71.2° ENE

Sunset Today: 17:29 ↑ 288.7° WNW

Day Length: 10h 49m

Sun Direction: E

Sun Altitude: -37.33°

Sun Distance: 151.740 million km

Next Equinox: Wednesday, 23 September 2026 (September Equinox)

December 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Pietermaritzburg

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Day	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylight		Astronomical Twilight		Nautical Twilight		Civil Twilight		Solar Noon
Day	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Start	End	Start	End	Start	End	Time	Sun Dist. (Mil km)
1	04:50 ↑ 116° ESE	18:44 ↑ 244° WSW	13h 53m	+0m 52s	03:16	20:18	03:51	19:44	04:23	19:11	11:47	147.52
2	04:50 ↑ 116° ESE	18:45 ↑ 244° WSW	13h 54m	+0m 50s	03:16	20:19	03:51	19:44	04:23	19:12	11:47	147.50
3	04:50 ↑ 116° ESE	18:45 ↑ 244° WSW	13h 55m	+0m 47s	03:16	20:20	03:50	19:45	04:23	19:13	11:48	147.48
4	04:50 ↑ 116° ESE	18:46 ↑ 244° WSW	13h 55m	+0m 45s	03:16	20:21	03:50	19:46	04:23	19:14	11:48	147.46
5	04:50 ↑ 116° ESE	18:47 ↑ 244° WSW	13h 56m	+0m 43s	03:16	20:22	03:50	19:47	04:23	19:15	11:48	147.43
6	04:50 ↑ 117° ESE	18:48 ↑ 243° WSW	13h 57m	+0m 41s	03:15	20:23	03:50	19:48	04:23	19:15	11:49	147.41
7	04:50 ↑ 117° ESE	18:48 ↑ 243° WSW	13h 58m	+0m 38s	03:15	20:24	03:50	19:49	04:23	19:16	11:49	147.39
8	04:51 ↑ 117° ESE	18:49 ↑ 243° WSW	13h 58m	+0m 36s	03:15	20:25	03:50	19:50	04:23	19:17	11:50	147.37
9	04:51 ↑ 117° ESE	18:50 ↑ 243° WSW	13h 59m	+0m 33s	03:15	20:25	03:50	19:50	04:23	19:18	11:50	147.35
10	04:51 ↑ 117° ESE	18:51 ↑ 243° WSW	13h 59m	+0m 31s	03:15	20:26	03:50	19:51	04:23	19:18	11:51	147.34
11	04:51 ↑ 117° ESE	18:51 ↑ 243° WSW	14h 00m	+0m 28s	03:15	20:27	03:51	19:52	04:23	19:19	11:51	147.32
12	04:51 ↑ 117° ESE	18:52 ↑ 243° WSW	14h 00m	+0m 26s	03:16	20:28	03:51	19:53	04:24	19:20	11:51	147.30
13	04:52 ↑ 117° ESE	18:53 ↑ 243° WSW	14h 01m	+0m 23s	03:16	20:29	03:51	19:53	04:24	19:20	11:52	147.28
14	04:52 ↑ 118° ESE	18:53 ↑ 242° WSW	14h 01m	+0m 21s	03:16	20:29	03:51	19:54	04:24	19:21	11:52	147.27
15	04:52 ↑ 118° ESE	18:54 ↑ 242° WSW	14h 01m	+0m 18s	03:16	20:30	03:51	19:55	04:24	19:22	11:53	147.25
16	04:53 ↑ 118° ESE	18:55 ↑ 242° WSW	14h 01m	+0m 15s	03:16	20:31	03:52	19:55	04:25	19:22	11:53	147.23
17	04:53 ↑ 118° ESE	18:55 ↑ 242° WSW	14h 02m	+0m 13s	03:17	20:31	03:52	19:56	04:25	19:23	11:54	147.22
18	04:53 ↑ 118° ESE	18:56 ↑ 242° WSW	14h 02m	+0m 10s	03:17	20:32	03:52	19:57	04:25	19:24	11:54	147.21
19	04:54 ↑ 118° ESE	18:56 ↑ 242° WSW	14h 02m	+0m 07s	03:17	20:33	03:53	19:57	04:26	19:24	11:55	147.19
20	04:54 ↑ 118° ESE	18:57 ↑ 242° WSW	14h 02m	+0m 05s	03:18	20:33	03:53	19:58	04:26	19:25	11:55	147.18
21	04:55 ↑ 118° ESE	18:57 ↑ 242° WSW	14h 02m	+0m 02s	03:18	20:34	03:54	19:58	04:27	19:25	11:56	147.17
22	04:55 ↑ 118° ESE	18:58 ↑ 242° WSW	14h 02m	-0m 00s	03:19	20:34	03:54	19:59	04:27	19:26	11:56	147.16
23	04:56 ↑ 118° ESE	18:58 ↑ 242° WSW	14h 02m	-0m 02s	03:19	20:35	03:55	19:59	04:28	19:26	11:57	147.15
24	04:56 ↑ 118° ESE	18:59 ↑ 242° WSW	14h 02m	-0m 05s	03:20	20:35	03:55	20:00	04:28	19:27	11:57	147.14
25	04:57 ↑ 118° ESE	18:59 ↑ 242° WSW	14h 02m	-0m 08s	03:20	20:35	03:56	20:00	04:29	19:27	11:58	147.13
26	04:57 ↑ 118° ESE	19:00 ↑ 242° WSW	14h 02m	-0m 10s	03:21	20:36	03:56	20:00	04:30	19:27	11:58	147.13
27	04:58 ↑ 118° ESE	19:00 ↑ 242° WSW	14h 01m	-0m 13s	03:22	20:36	03:57	20:01	04:30	19:28	11:59	147.12
28	04:59 ↑ 118° ESE	19:00 ↑ 242° WSW	14h 01m	-0m 16s	03:22	20:36	03:58	20:01	04:31	19:28	11:59	147.12
29	04:59 ↑ 118° ESE	19:01 ↑ 243° WSW	14h 01m	-0m 18s	03:23	20:36	03:58	20:01	04:31	19:28	12:00	147.11
30	05:00 ↑ 117° ESE	19:01 ↑ 243° WSW	14h 01m	-0m 21s	03:24	20:37	03:59	20:01	04:32	19:29	12:00	147.11
31	05:01 ↑ 117° ESE	19:01 ↑ 243° WSW	14h 00m	-0m 24s	03:25	20:37	04:00	20:02	04:33	19:29	12:01	147.11
All times are in local time for Pietermaritzburg. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not currently in effect. Today's date is highlighted in the table.

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Sunrise & Sunset FAQ — Pietermaritzburg

Answers refreshed daily based on today's actual astronomy in Pietermaritzburg.

What time does the sun rise today in Pietermaritzburg?

In Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, sunrise today is at local time. This is the moment when the upper edge of the sun first appears above the horizon and direct sunlight begins to illuminate the city.

What time does the sun set today in Pietermaritzburg?

Sunset today in Pietermaritzburg is at local time. This is the moment when the upper edge of the sun disappears below the horizon, after which the sky enters civil twilight before darkening fully.

How long is the day today in Pietermaritzburg?

Day length today in Pietermaritzburg is N/A — the elapsed time between sunrise at and sunset at . Day length changes by a few minutes each day, gradually growing from the winter solstice and shrinking from the summer solstice.

What time is solar noon in Pietermaritzburg?

Solar noon in Pietermaritzburg is at . This is the moment the sun crosses the local meridian and is highest in the sky — usually different from civil noon (12:00) because of daylight-saving time and because civil time zones cover wide longitude bands.

What is the golden hour in Pietermaritzburg?

Golden hour is the period shortly after sunrise (around ) and shortly before sunset (around ) when the sun is low on the horizon and the light is warm and diffuse. In Pietermaritzburg this gives photographers approximately 40-60 minutes of soft, directional light at each end of the day.

What is twilight and when does it occur in Pietermaritzburg?

Civil twilight runs from sunset at until the sun reaches 6° below the horizon. After that comes nautical twilight (sun 6° to 12° below) and astronomical twilight (12° to 18° below). At extreme latitudes around the summer solstice, the sun may never dip 18° below the horizon, giving rise to so-called 'white nights'.