Current Local Time in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

4:17:56 am SAST

Thursday, February 5, 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

68 °F

Mild.
97 / 67 °F

Fri 6.		97 / 67 °F
Sat 7.		99 / 66 °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

7 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

5:31 am
↑ 109° East

Sunset

6:53 pm
↑ 251° West

Day length

13 hours, 22 minutes
-1m 31s shorter

Moon 88.4%

Set – 8:50 am
Rise – 9:00 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:12 pm
Altitude: 76.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:03 am – 4:35 am
7:48 pm – 8:20 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:35 am – 5:05 am
7:18 pm – 7:48 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:05 am – 5:31 am
6:53 pm – 7:18 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
February 2, 2026
12:09 am

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
February 9, 2026
2:43 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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4:17 56 am

Thursday, February 5, 2026