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

Moon: 16.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 22, 2026 at 4:15:30 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:02 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:07 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 9:34 am 66° East
Moonset Today: 8:11 pm 297° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 4 minutes (-1m 47s)

Today's Sun Position in Pietermaritzburg

Time: 4:15 pm
Altitude: 23.2°
Direction: 285° W
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 4m 15s (Mar 22, 2026)

1 minute, 47 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 21, 2026)

1 hour, 49 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

1 hour, 58 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Pietermaritzburg Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:43 am
Astro. Twilight 4:43 am – 5:11 am
Nautical Twilight 5:11 am – 5:39 am
Civil Twilight 5:39 am – 6:02 am
Daylight 6:02 am – 6:07 pm
Civil Twilight 6:07 pm – 6:31 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:31 pm – 6:58 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:58 pm – 7:26 pm
Night 7:26 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Pietermaritzburg - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 22 6:02 am 6:07 pm 12:04:15 −1:47 12:05 pm (59.7°) 92.623
Mar 23 6:03 am 6:06 pm 12:02:27 −1:47 12:05 pm (59.3°) 92.648
Mar 24 6:04 am 6:04 pm 12:00:40 −1:47 12:04 pm (58.9°) 92.674
Mar 25 6:04 am 6:03 pm 11:58:53 −1:47 12:04 pm (58.5°) 92.700
Mar 26 6:05 am 6:02 pm 11:57:05 −1:47 12:04 pm (58.1°) 92.725
Mar 27 6:05 am 6:01 pm 11:55:19 −1:46 12:03 pm (57.7°) 92.751
Mar 28 6:06 am 6:00 pm 11:53:32 −1:46 12:03 pm (57.3°) 92.777
* All times are local time for Pietermaritzburg. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Pietermaritzburg

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Pietermaritzburg - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 22 9:34 am 8:11 pm - 2:55 pm (37.7°) 227,956 15.7%
Mar 23 10:45 am 9:00 pm - 3:55 pm (33.7°) 228,306 25.5%
Mar 24 11:55 am 9:58 pm - 4:57 pm (31.5°) 229,198 36.7%
Mar 25 1:00 pm 11:02 pm - 6:00 pm (31.4°) 230,493 48.6%
Mar 26 1:56 pm - - 7:01 pm (33.3°) 232,068 60.3%
Mar 27 - 12:09 am 2:45 pm 7:58 pm (36.9°) 233,827 71.3%
Mar 28 - 1:16 am 3:25 pm 8:51 pm (41.8°) 235,724 80.9%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Pietermaritzburg This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Mar 22, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sun 4:19 am Sun 4:58 pm Sun 10:38 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sun 7:25 am Sun 6:59 pm Sun 1:12 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Sun 4:49 am Sun 5:24 pm Sun 11:07 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Sun 1:57 pm Mon 12:10 am Sun 7:04 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Sun 6:15 am Sun 6:20 pm Sun 12:18 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Sun 10:27 am Sun 8:58 pm Sun 3:42 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Sun 6:04 am Sun 6:10 pm Sun 12:07 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Pietermaritzburg.

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