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

Moon: 41.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 14, 2024 at 2:59:49 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:35 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 5:14 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 12:24 pm 65° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:05 pm 293° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 39 minutes (-1m 13s)
Location of PietermaritzburgLocation

Today's Sun Position in Pietermaritzburg

Time:2:59 pm
Altitude:24.2°
Direction:311° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 10h 39m (May 14, 2024)

1 minute, 13 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 13, 2024)

24 minutes, 26 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

3 hours, 23 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Pietermaritzburg Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:12 am
Astro. Twilight5:12 am – 5:41 am
Nautical Twilight5:41 am – 6:09 am
Civil Twilight6:09 am – 6:35 am
Daylight6:35 am – 5:14 pm
Civil Twilight5:14 pm – 5:39 pm
Nautical Twilight5:39 pm – 6:08 pm
Astro. Twilight6:08 pm – 6:36 pm
Night6:36 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Pietermaritzburg - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 146:35 am5:14 pm10:39:00−1:1311:54 am (41.6°)93.953
May 156:35 am5:13 pm10:37:48−1:1111:54 am (41.4°)93.973
May 166:36 am5:13 pm10:36:38−1:1011:54 am (41.2°)93.992
May 176:37 am5:12 pm10:35:29−1:0811:54 am (40.9°)94.011
May 186:37 am5:12 pm10:34:21−1:0711:54 am (40.7°)94.030
May 196:38 am5:11 pm10:33:15−1:0511:54 am (40.5°)94.048
May 206:38 am5:11 pm10:32:11−1:0411:55 am (40.3°)94.066
* 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 1412:24 pm11:05 pm-5:42 pm(39.1°)247,69042.1%
May 1512:58 pm--6:27 pm(43.8°)249,74052.0%
May 16-12:01 am1:27 pm7:08 pm(49.1°)250,99461.7%
May 17-12:55 am1:53 pm7:48 pm(54.8°)251,43170.9%
May 18-1:48 am2:19 pm8:26 pm(60.6°)251,09179.3%
May 19-2:41 am2:45 pm9:06 pm(66.5°)250,06886.6%
May 20-3:34 am3:11 pm9:47 pm(72.2°)248,49092.6%
* 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, Tue, May 14, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:33 amTue 4:02 pmTue 10:18 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:08 amTue 4:56 pmTue 11:32 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 3:13 amTue 3:04 pmTue 9:08 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:51 amTue 5:26 pmTue 12:08 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnWed 1:25 amWed 1:58 pmWed 7:42 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 6:32 amTue 5:09 pmTue 11:51 amVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneWed 2:19 amWed 2:28 pmWed 8:24 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Pietermaritzburg.

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