Current Time: | May 30, 2024 at 11:57:52 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:44 am↑ 65° East |
Sunset Today: | 5:07 pm↑ 295° Northwest |
Moonset Today: | 12:27 pm↑ 256° West |
Daylight Hours: | 10 hours, 23 minutes (-46s) |
Today's Sun Position in Pietermaritzburg
Time: | 11:57 pm |
Altitude: | -82.3° |
Direction: | 177° S |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 10h 23m (May 30, 2024)
46 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 29, 2024)
8 minutes, 26 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)
3 hours, 39 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Pietermaritzburg today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Pietermaritzburg Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Pietermaritzburg today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 5:20 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:20 am – 5:49 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:49 am – 6:18 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:18 am – 6:44 am |
Daylight | 6:44 am – 5:07 pm |
Civil Twilight | 5:07 pm – 5:33 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 5:33 pm – 6:02 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 6:02 pm – 6:31 pm |
Night | 6:31 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Pietermaritzburg - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
May 30 | 6:44 am | 5:07 pm | 10:23:00 | −0:46 | 11:56 am (38.5°) | 94.235 |
May 31 | 6:45 am | 5:07 pm | 10:22:15 | −0:45 | 11:56 am (38.4°) | 94.251 |
Jun 1 | 6:45 am | 5:07 pm | 10:21:32 | −0:43 | 11:56 am (38.3°) | 94.266 |
Jun 2 | 6:46 am | 5:06 pm | 10:20:51 | −0:41 | 11:56 am (38.1°) | 94.280 |
Jun 3 | 6:46 am | 5:06 pm | 10:20:12 | −0:39 | 11:56 am (38.0°) | 94.294 |
Jun 4 | 6:47 am | 5:06 pm | 10:19:35 | −0:37 | 11:56 am (37.9°) | 94.308 |
Jun 5 | 6:47 am | 5:06 pm | 10:19:00 | −0:35 | 11:57 am (37.8°) | 94.321 |
* All times are local time for Pietermaritzburg. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 20 | 5:06 am |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 10:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 2:44 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 11:21 am |
* All times are local Pietermaritzburg time. |
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Today's Moon in Pietermaritzburg
Percent Illuminated: | 47.9% |
Time: | 11:57 pm |
Altitude: | -0.9° |
Direction: | 101° E |
Position: | Waning Crescent |
The Moon's path in Pietermaritzburg today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Pietermaritzburg - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
May 30 | - | 12:27 pm | - | 5:46 am | (74.1°) | 230,780 | 56.5% | |||
May 31 | 12:02 am | 1:00 pm | - | 6:35 am | (67.6°) | 229,720 | 44.7% | |||
Jun 1 | 1:06 am | 1:32 pm | - | 7:23 am | (60.5°) | 229,005 | 33.1% | |||
Jun 2 | 2:11 am | 2:04 pm | - | 8:11 am | (53.4°) | 228,729 | 22.4% | |||
Jun 3 | 3:17 am | 2:38 pm | - | 9:01 am | (46.7°) | 228,991 | 13.2% | |||
Jun 4 | 4:24 am | 3:16 pm | - | 9:54 am | (40.7°) | 229,875 | 6.2% | |||
Jun 5 | 5:34 am | 4:00 pm | - | 10:49 am | (35.9°) | 231,418 | 1.8% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Pietermaritzburg This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 30, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 5:27 am | Fri 4:12 pm | Fri 10:50 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Fri 6:40 am | Fri 5:02 pm | Fri 11:51 am | Very close to Sun, not visible |
Mars | Fri 3:05 am | Fri 2:33 pm | Fri 8:49 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Fri 6:02 am | Fri 4:33 pm | Fri 11:18 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Saturn | Fri 12:27 am | Fri 12:58 pm | Fri 6:43 am | Average visibility |
Uranus | Fri 5:30 am | Fri 4:06 pm | Fri 10:48 am | Extremely difficult to see |
Neptune | Fri 1:17 am | Fri 1:26 pm | Fri 7:22 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Pietermaritzburg. |
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