Home   Sun, Moon & Space   South Africa   Pietermaritzburg
Flag for South Africa

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 57.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: 19 May 2025, 20:31:59
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)
Location of PietermaritzburgLocation

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)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Pietermaritzburg Today

00:00
02:00
04:00
06:00
08:00
10:00
12:00
14:00
16:00
18:00
20:00
22:00
Night00:00 – 05:15
Astro. Twilight05:15 – 05:43
Nautical Twilight05:43 – 06:12
Civil Twilight06:12 – 06:38
Daylight06:38 – 17:11
Civil Twilight17:11 – 17:37
Nautical Twilight17:37 – 18:06
Astro. Twilight18:06 – 18:34
Night18:34 – 23:59

Sun in Pietermaritzburg - Next 7 Days

Scroll right to see more
2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. km
19 May06:3817:1110:33:31−1:0611:54 (40,6°)151,349
20 May06:3817:1110:32:27−1:0411:55 (40,3°)151,379
21 May06:3917:1010:31:23−1:0311:55 (40,1°)151,410
22 May06:3917:1010:30:22−1:0111:55 (39,9°)151,439
23 May06:4017:0910:29:22−0:5911:55 (39,8°)151,469
24 May06:4117:0910:28:24−0:5811:55 (39,6°)151,497
25 May06:4117:0910:27:27−0:5611:55 (39,4°)151,525
* All times are local time for Pietermaritzburg. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

See full month's Sun


Today's Moon in Pietermaritzburg

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Pietermaritzburg - Next 7 days

Scroll right to see more
2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (km)Illumination
19 May-12:1023:0705:10(80,9°)385.78164,5%
20 May-12:44-05:59(75,6°)380.61153,7%
21 May00:0913:16-06:47(69,5°)375.24542,4%
22 May01:1313:48-07:34(62,6°)370.00931,2%
23 May02:1714:20-08:22(55,5°)365.33720,7%
24 May03:2414:54-09:13(48,4°)361.67511,7%
25 May04:3415:33-10:07(41,8°)359.4874,9%
* 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.

See full month's Moon

Planets Visible in the Sky in Pietermaritzburg This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, 19 May 2025 Pzt
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySal 05:43Sal 16:35Sal 11:10Slightly difficult to see
VenusSal 03:09Sal 14:54Sal 09:02Great visibility
MarsPzt 11:59Pzt 22:38Pzt 17:18Average visibility
JupiterSal 08:39Sal 18:51Sal 13:45Average visibility
SaturnSal 02:01Sal 14:14Sal 08:07Average visibility
UranusSal 06:30Sal 17:01Sal 11:46Extremely difficult to see
NeptuneSal 02:10Sal 14:16Sal 08:13Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Pietermaritzburg.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Pietermaritzburg

OSZAR »