Current Local Time in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

2:38:21 pm SAST

Sunday, March 22, 2026

Country:	South Africa
Lat/Long:	29°36'S / 30°23'E
Elevation:	648 m
Currency:	Rand (ZAR)
Languages:	Afrikaans, English, Sesotho, …
Country Code:	+27

°F

Weather

79 °F

Warm.
85 / 65 °F

Mon 23.		85 / 65 °F
Tue 24.		73 / 64 °F

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Time Zone

SAST (South Africa Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +2 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

6 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:02 am
↑ 90° East

Sunset

6:07 pm
↑ 270° West

Day length

12 hours, 4 minutes
-1m 47s shorter

Moon 15.6%

Rise – 9:34 am
Set – 8:11 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:05 pm
Altitude: 59.7°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:43 am – 5:11 am
6:58 pm – 7:26 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:11 am – 5:39 am
6:31 pm – 6:58 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:39 am – 6:02 am
6:07 pm – 6:31 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
3:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
9:17 pm

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Airports

King Shaka International Airport, DUR
About 45 mi E of Pietermaritzburg
OR Tambo International Airport, JNB
About 272 mi NNW of Pietermaritzburg

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Pietermaritzburg

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2:38 21 pm

Sunday, March 22, 2026