Current Time: | 19 May 2025, 20:31:59 |
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Sunrise Today: | 06:38↑ 68° East |
Sunset Today: | 17:11↑ 293° Northwest |
Moonrise Today: | 23:07↑ 110° East |
Moonset Today: | 12:10↑ 248° West |
Daylight Hours: | 10 hours, 34 minutes (-1m 6s) |
Today's Sun Position in Pietermaritzburg
Time: | 20:31 |
Altitude: | -43,3° |
Direction: | 270° W |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 10h 33m 31s (19 May 2025)
1 minute, 6 seconds shorter than yesterday (18 May 2025)
18 minutes, 57 seconds longer than winter solstice (20 Haz 2024)
3 hours, 29 minutes shorter than summer solstice (21 Ara 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Pietermaritzburg today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Pietermaritzburg Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Pietermaritzburg today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 00:00 – 05:15 |
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Astro. Twilight | 05:15 – 05:43 |
Nautical Twilight | 05:43 – 06:12 |
Civil Twilight | 06:12 – 06:38 |
Daylight | 06:38 – 17:11 |
Civil Twilight | 17:11 – 17:37 |
Nautical Twilight | 17:37 – 18:06 |
Astro. Twilight | 18:06 – 18:34 |
Night | 18:34 – 23:59 |
Sun in Pietermaritzburg - Next 7 Days
2025 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. km |
19 May | 06:38 | 17:11 | 10:33:31 | −1:06 | 11:54 (40,6°) | 151,349 |
20 May | 06:38 | 17:11 | 10:32:27 | −1:04 | 11:55 (40,3°) | 151,379 |
21 May | 06:39 | 17:10 | 10:31:23 | −1:03 | 11:55 (40,1°) | 151,410 |
22 May | 06:39 | 17:10 | 10:30:22 | −1:01 | 11:55 (39,9°) | 151,439 |
23 May | 06:40 | 17:09 | 10:29:22 | −0:59 | 11:55 (39,8°) | 151,469 |
24 May | 06:41 | 17:09 | 10:28:24 | −0:58 | 11:55 (39,6°) | 151,497 |
25 May | 06:41 | 17:09 | 10:27:27 | −0:56 | 11:55 (39,4°) | 151,525 |
* All times are local time for Pietermaritzburg. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2025
March equinox | 20 Mar | 11:01 |
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June solstice | 21 Haz | 04:42 |
September equinox | 22 Eyl | 20:19 |
December solstice | 21 Ara | 17:03 |
* All times are local Pietermaritzburg time. |
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Today's Moon in Pietermaritzburg
Percent Illuminated: | 57.9% |
Time: | 20:31 |
Altitude: | -28,3° |
Direction: | 133° SE |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Pietermaritzburg today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Pietermaritzburg - Next 7 days
2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (km) | Illumination | ||||
19 May | - | 12:10 | 23:07 | 05:10 | (80,9°) | 385.781 | 64,5% | |||
- | 12:44 | - | 05:59 | (75,6°) | 380.611 | 53,7% | ||||
21 May | 00:09 | 13:16 | - | 06:47 | (69,5°) | 375.245 | 42,4% | |||
22 May | 01:13 | 13:48 | - | 07:34 | (62,6°) | 370.009 | 31,2% | |||
23 May | 02:17 | 14:20 | - | 08:22 | (55,5°) | 365.337 | 20,7% | |||
24 May | 03:24 | 14:54 | - | 09:13 | (48,4°) | 361.675 | 11,7% | |||
25 May | 04:34 | 15:33 | - | 10:07 | (41,8°) | 359.487 | 4,9% | |||
* All times are local time for Pietermaritzburg. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Pietermaritzburg This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, 19 May 2025 Pzt | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sal 05:43 | Sal 16:35 | Sal 11:10 | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Sal 03:09 | Sal 14:54 | Sal 09:02 | Great visibility |
Mars | Pzt 11:59 | Pzt 22:38 | Pzt 17:18 | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Sal 08:39 | Sal 18:51 | Sal 13:45 | Average visibility |
Saturn | Sal 02:01 | Sal 14:14 | Sal 08:07 | Average visibility |
Uranus | Sal 06:30 | Sal 17:01 | Sal 11:46 | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Sal 02:10 | Sal 14:16 | Sal 08:13 | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Pietermaritzburg. |
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