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

Moon: 52.2%
Third Quarter
Current Time: May 1, 2024 at 8:56:10 am
Sunrise Today: 6:27 am 73° East
Sunset Today: 5:23 pm 287° West
Moonrise Today: 11:57 pm 113° Southeast
Moonset Today: 1:12 pm 245° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 56 minutes (-1m 28s)
Location of PietermaritzburgLocation

Today's Sun Position in Pietermaritzburg

Time:8:56 am
Altitude:27.7°
Direction:50° NE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 10h 56m 28s (May 1, 2024)

1 minute, 28 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 30, 2024)

41 minutes, 55 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

3 hours, 6 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Pietermaritzburg Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:06 am
Astro. Twilight5:06 am – 5:34 am
Nautical Twilight5:34 am – 6:02 am
Civil Twilight6:02 am – 6:27 am
Daylight6:27 am – 5:23 pm
Civil Twilight5:23 pm – 5:48 pm
Nautical Twilight5:48 pm – 6:16 pm
Astro. Twilight6:16 pm – 6:44 pm
Night6:44 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Pietermaritzburg - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 16:27 am5:23 pm10:56:28−1:2811:55 am (45.1°)93.667
May 26:27 am5:22 pm10:55:01−1:2711:55 am (44.8°)93.691
May 36:28 am5:21 pm10:53:35−1:2611:55 am (44.5°)93.715
May 46:28 am5:21 pm10:52:09−1:2511:55 am (44.2°)93.739
May 56:29 am5:20 pm10:50:45−1:2411:55 am (44.0°)93.762
May 66:30 am5:19 pm10:49:22−1:2311:55 am (43.7°)93.785
May 76:30 am5:18 pm10:48:00−1:2211:55 am (43.4°)93.807
* 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 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Pietermaritzburg - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 1-1:12 pm11:57 pm6:04 am(83.4°)232,88453.6%
May 2-1:51 pm-6:58 am(78.4°)230,49241.9%
May 31:04 am2:26 pm-7:50 am(72.3°)228,38330.4%
May 42:11 am2:59 pm-8:39 am(65.3°)226,75619.9%
May 53:17 am3:32 pm-9:29 am(58.0°)225,81811.0%
May 64:25 am4:06 pm-10:19 am(50.7°)225,7404.5%
May 75:33 am4:42 pm-11:11 am(44.0°)226,6260.8%
* 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, Wed, May 1, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:35 amWed 4:18 pmWed 10:27 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 5:44 amWed 4:58 pmWed 11:21 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 3:18 amWed 3:27 pmWed 9:23 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 7:27 amWed 6:06 pmWed 12:47 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 2:15 amWed 2:50 pmWed 8:33 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 7:20 amWed 5:58 pmWed 12:39 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:12 amWed 3:22 pmWed 9:17 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Pietermaritzburg.

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