Sunrise and sunset times in Pietermaritzburg
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Pietermaritzburg, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 9, 2026. Current time: 6:11:25 pm
First light at 5:03:36 am Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 5:27:40 am
Sunset time: 6:04:14 pm
Last light at 6:28:20 pm End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -2.4° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 261° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 36 minutes
Sunset in Pietermaritzburg was 7 minutes ago
Moon rose on Oct 9 at 4:31 AM
Moon set on Oct 9 at 5:04 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waning Crescent (1%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 5:50 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 6:11 AMTomorrow
October 10, 2026
First light at 5:02:25 am Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 5:26:31 am
Sunset time: 6:04:50 pm
Last light at 6:28:59 pm End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.
Day length: 12 hours, 38 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Pietermaritzburg
Moon will rise on Oct 10 at 5:00 AM Moon will set on Oct 10 at 6:03 PMMoon phase: 🌑 New Moon (0.2%)
- Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
- Latitude: -29.616791 (South)
- Longitude: 30.39278 (East)
- Time zone: South Africa Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2)
Shortest day in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
The shortest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 10 hours, 14 minutes.Longest day in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
The longest day of the year will be in 2 months and 12 days, during the summer solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours, 3 minutes.
October 2026 - Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Pietermaritzburg.
All times are in Pietermaritzburg's time: South Africa Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2).
The day length increases by 51 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal - from 12 hours, 22 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 14 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length Calculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun Declination The latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight start Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.5:13:17 am | 5:37:10 am | 5:59:33 pm | Twilight end End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:23:28 pm | 12h 22m 23s | 1m 47s | Solar noon Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:48:27 am | 63.7° | 4:45:22 am | 6:51:27 pm | 4:17:06 am | 7:19:47 pm | Night length Calculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.11h 36m 24s | 🌔 (69%) | 11:48:18 pm | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:12:04 am | 5:35:57 am | 6:00:07 pm | 6:24:03 pm | 12h 24m 10s | 1m 47s | 11:48:08 am | 64° | 4:44:06 am | 6:52:04 pm | 4:15:47 am | 7:20:28 pm | 11h 34m 38s | 🌔 (57%) | 11:47:58 pm | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:10:50 am | 5:34:45 am | 6:00:42 pm | 6:24:39 pm | 12h 25m 57s | 1m 46s | 11:47:48 am | 64.4° | 4:42:50 am | 6:52:42 pm | 4:14:28 am | 7:21:09 pm | 11h 32m 51s | 🌓 (46%) Last quarter at 3:25 pm |
11:47:39 pm | 4.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:09:37 am | 5:33:33 am | 6:01:16 pm | 6:25:15 pm | 12h 27m 43s | 1m 46s | 11:47:29 am | 64.8° | 4:41:35 am | 6:53:20 pm | 4:13:09 am | 7:21:51 pm | 11h 31m 5s | 🌒 (35%) | 11:47:20 pm | 4.4° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:08:24 am | 5:32:21 am | 6:01:51 pm | 6:25:51 pm | 12h 29m 30s | 1m 46s | 11:47:11 am | 65.2° | 4:40:19 am | 6:53:59 pm | 4:11:50 am | 7:22:33 pm | 11h 29m 19s | 🌒 (25%) | 11:47:02 pm | 4.8° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:07:11 am | 5:31:10 am | 6:02:26 pm | 6:26:28 pm | 12h 31m 16s | 1m 46s | 11:46:52 am | 65.6° | 4:39:04 am | 6:54:39 pm | 4:10:31 am | 7:23:17 pm | 11h 27m 34s | 🌒 (16%) | 11:46:43 pm | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:05:59 am | 5:30:00 am | 6:03:02 pm | 6:27:05 pm | 12h 33m 2s | 1m 46s | 11:46:34 am | 66° | 4:37:49 am | 6:55:18 pm | 4:09:12 am | 7:24:00 pm | 11h 25m 48s | 🌒 (8%) | 11:46:26 pm | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:04:47 am | 5:28:50 am | 6:03:37 pm | 6:27:42 pm | 12h 34m 47s | 1m 46s | 11:46:17 am | 66.3° | 4:36:35 am | 6:55:59 pm | 4:07:54 am | 7:24:45 pm | 11h 24m 3s | 🌒 (3%) | 11:46:09 pm | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:03:36 am | 5:27:40 am | 6:04:14 pm | 6:28:20 pm | 12h 36m 34s | 1m 46s | 11:46:00 am | 66.7° | 4:35:20 am | 6:56:40 pm | 4:06:35 am | 7:25:30 pm | 11h 22m 17s | 🌒 (1%) | 11:45:52 pm | 6.3° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:02:25 am | 5:26:31 am | 6:04:50 pm | 6:28:59 pm | 12h 38m 19s | 1m 46s | 11:45:43 am | 67.1° | 4:34:06 am | 6:57:21 pm | 4:05:17 am | 7:26:16 pm | 11h 20m 32s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 5:50 pm |
11:45:35 pm | 6.7° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:01:14 am | 5:25:22 am | 6:05:27 pm | 6:29:38 pm | 12h 40m 5s | 1m 45s | 11:45:27 am | 67.5° | 4:32:53 am | 6:58:03 pm | 4:03:59 am | 7:27:02 pm | 11h 18m 47s | 🌘 (2%) | 11:45:19 pm | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:00:04 am | 5:24:14 am | 6:06:04 pm | 6:30:17 pm | 12h 41m 50s | 1m 45s | 11:45:11 am | 67.9° | 4:31:39 am | 6:58:46 pm | 4:02:41 am | 7:27:50 pm | 11h 17m 3s | 🌘 (5%) | 11:45:03 pm | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4:58:55 am | 5:23:07 am | 6:06:42 pm | 6:30:57 pm | 12h 43m 35s | 1m 45s | 11:44:55 am | 68.2° | 4:30:27 am | 6:59:29 pm | 4:01:24 am | 7:28:38 pm | 11h 15m 18s | 🌘 (11%) | 11:44:48 pm | 7.8° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4:57:46 am | 5:22:00 am | 6:07:20 pm | 6:31:37 pm | 12h 45m 20s | 1m 45s | 11:44:40 am | 68.6° | 4:29:14 am | 7:00:13 pm | 4:00:07 am | 7:29:26 pm | 11h 13m 34s | 🌘 (17%) | 11:44:33 pm | 8.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4:56:38 am | 5:20:54 am | 6:07:58 pm | 6:32:18 pm | 12h 47m 4s | 1m 45s | 11:44:26 am | 69° | 4:28:02 am | 7:00:57 pm | 3:58:50 am | 7:30:15 pm | 11h 11m 51s | 🌘 (25%) | 11:44:19 pm | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 4:55:30 am | 5:19:49 am | 6:08:37 pm | 6:32:59 pm | 12h 48m 48s | 1m 44s | 11:44:12 am | 69.3° | 4:26:51 am | 7:01:42 pm | 3:57:34 am | 7:31:06 pm | 11h 10m 7s | 🌘 (34%) | 11:44:06 pm | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 4:54:23 am | 5:18:44 am | 6:09:17 pm | 6:33:41 pm | 12h 50m 33s | 1m 44s | 11:43:59 am | 69.7° | 4:25:40 am | 7:02:28 pm | 3:56:18 am | 7:31:56 pm | 11h 8m 23s | 🌘 (43%) | 11:43:53 pm | 9.3° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 4:53:17 am | 5:17:40 am | 6:09:56 pm | 6:34:23 pm | 12h 52m 16s | 1m 44s | 11:43:46 am | 70.1° | 4:24:30 am | 7:03:14 pm | 3:55:02 am | 7:32:48 pm | 11h 6m 41s | 🌗 (52%) First quarter at 6:12 pm |
11:43:40 pm | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 4:52:11 am | 5:16:37 am | 6:10:37 pm | 6:35:06 pm | 12h 54m 0s | 1m 43s | 11:43:34 am | 70.4° | 4:23:20 am | 7:04:01 pm | 3:53:47 am | 7:33:40 pm | 11h 4m 58s | 🌖 (62%) | 11:43:29 pm | 10.1° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 4:51:06 am | 5:15:35 am | 6:11:17 pm | 6:35:49 pm | 12h 55m 42s | 1m 43s | 11:43:23 am | 70.8° | 4:22:11 am | 7:04:48 pm | 3:52:33 am | 7:34:33 pm | 11h 3m 16s | 🌖 (71%) | 11:43:18 pm | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 4:50:02 am | 5:14:33 am | 6:11:58 pm | 6:36:33 pm | 12h 57m 25s | 1m 42s | 11:43:12 am | 71.1° | 4:21:03 am | 7:05:36 pm | 3:51:19 am | 7:35:27 pm | 11h 1m 35s | 🌖 (80%) | 11:43:07 pm | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 4:48:59 am | 5:13:33 am | 6:12:40 pm | 6:37:17 pm | 12h 59m 7s | 1m 42s | 11:43:02 am | 71.5° | 4:19:56 am | 7:06:25 pm | 3:50:06 am | 7:36:21 pm | 10h 59m 53s | 🌖 (87%) | 11:42:57 pm | 11.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 4:47:56 am | 5:12:33 am | 6:13:21 pm | 6:38:02 pm | 13h 0m 48s | 1m 41s | 11:42:52 am | 71.9° | 4:18:49 am | 7:07:14 pm | 3:48:53 am | 7:37:16 pm | 10h 58m 14s | 🌖 (94%) | 11:42:48 pm | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 4:46:55 am | 5:11:35 am | 6:14:04 pm | 6:38:47 pm | 13h 2m 29s | 1m 41s | 11:42:44 am | 72.2° | 4:17:43 am | 7:08:04 pm | 3:47:41 am | 7:38:12 pm | 10h 56m 33s | 🌖 (98%) | 11:42:40 pm | 11.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 4:45:54 am | 5:10:37 am | 6:14:47 pm | 6:39:33 pm | 13h 4m 10s | 1m 40s | 11:42:36 am | 72.5° | 4:16:38 am | 7:08:54 pm | 3:46:30 am | 7:39:08 pm | 10h 54m 53s | 🌖 (99.7%) | 11:42:32 pm | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 4:44:54 am | 5:09:40 am | 6:15:30 pm | 6:40:19 pm | 13h 5m 50s | 1m 40s | 11:42:28 am | 72.9° | 4:15:34 am | 7:09:45 pm | 3:45:20 am | 7:40:06 pm | 10h 53m 15s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 6:11 am |
11:42:25 pm | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 4:43:56 am | 5:08:45 am | 6:16:14 pm | 6:41:06 pm | 13h 7m 29s | 1m 39s | 11:42:22 am | 73.2° | 4:14:30 am | 7:10:37 pm | 3:44:10 am | 7:41:03 pm | 10h 51m 36s | 🌔 (96%) | 11:42:19 pm | 12.8° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 4:42:58 am | 5:07:50 am | 6:16:58 pm | 6:41:53 pm | 13h 9m 8s | 1m 39s | 11:42:16 am | 73.6° | 4:13:28 am | 7:11:29 pm | 3:43:01 am | 7:42:02 pm | 10h 49m 59s | 🌔 (90%) | 11:42:14 pm | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 4:42:01 am | 5:06:57 am | 6:17:42 pm | 6:42:41 pm | 13h 10m 45s | 1m 38s | 11:42:11 am | 73.9° | 4:12:26 am | 7:12:21 pm | 3:41:53 am | 7:43:01 pm | 10h 48m 22s | 🌔 (81%) | 11:42:09 pm | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 4:41:06 am | 5:06:04 am | 6:18:27 pm | 6:43:29 pm | 13h 12m 23s | 1m 37s | 11:42:06 am | 74.2° | 4:11:26 am | 7:13:15 pm | 3:40:46 am | 7:44:01 pm | 10h 46m 46s | 🌔 (72%) | 11:42:05 pm | 13.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 4:40:11 am | 5:05:13 am | 6:19:13 pm | 6:44:18 pm | 13h 14m 0s | 1m 37s | 11:42:03 am | 74.6° | 4:10:26 am | 7:14:08 pm | 3:39:40 am | 7:45:01 pm | 10h 45m 10s | 🌔 (61%) | 11:42:02 pm | 14.2° S |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
Enjoy this beautiful gallery of images of the sunset and sunrise at Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.
Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal for every day of the year.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Pietermaritzburg
In Pietermaritzburg, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 3 at 4:50 am, while the latest sunrise is on July 1 at 6:54 am. The earliest sunset is on June 9 at 5:06 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 9 at 7:03 pm.
Pietermaritzburg gets 3h 48m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 03m versus 10h 14m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 06m.
Pietermaritzburg Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Pietermaritzburg. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Pietermaritzburg.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 37° above the horizon (around Jun 20) and 83.8° (around Dec 23) in Pietermaritzburg. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.