Current Local Time in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

8:01:24 am SAST

Friday, December 5, 2025

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

59 °F

Cool.
78 / 59 °F

Sat 6.		78 / 59 °F
Sun 7.		71 / 60 °F

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Time Zone

SAST (South Africa Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +2 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2025

Difference

7 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

4:50 am
↑ 117° Southeast

Sunset

6:47 pm
↑ 243° Southwest

Day length

13 hours, 57 minutes
+42s longer

Moon 99.7%

Set – 4:45 am
Rise – 7:48 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 11:49 am
Altitude: 82.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

3:16 am – 3:51 am
7:47 pm – 8:22 pm

Nautical
Twilight

3:51 am – 4:23 am
7:14 pm – 7:47 pm

Civil
Twilight

4:23 am – 4:50 am
6:47 pm – 7:14 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
December 5, 2025
1:14 am

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
10:51 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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Friday, December 5, 2025