Current Time: | Sep 21, 2024 at 12:21:16 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 5:48 am↑ 90° East |
Sunset Today: | 5:54 pm↑ 270° West |
Moonrise Today: | 9:58 pm↑ 65° Northeast |
Moonset Today: | 7:48 am↑ 292° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 5 minutes (+1m 45s) |
Today's Sun Position in Pietermaritzburg
Time: | 12:21 am |
Altitude: | -60.2° |
Direction: | 165° S |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 12h 5m 28s (Sep 21, 2024)
1 minute, 45 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 20, 2024)
1 hour, 50 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
1 hour, 57 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 – 4:29 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:29 am – 4:57 am |
Nautical Twilight | 4:57 am – 5:25 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:25 am – 5:48 am |
Daylight | 5:48 am – 5:54 pm |
Civil Twilight | 5:54 pm – 6:18 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 6:18 pm – 6:45 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 6:45 pm – 7:13 pm |
Night | 7:13 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Pietermaritzburg - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Sep 21 | 5:48 am | 5:54 pm | 12:05:28 | +1:45 | 11:51 am (60.0°) | 93.318 |
Sep 22 | 5:47 am | 5:54 pm | 12:07:14 | +1:46 | 11:51 am (60.4°) | 93.292 |
Sep 23 | 5:46 am | 5:55 pm | 12:09:00 | +1:46 | 11:50 am (60.8°) | 93.267 |
Sep 24 | 5:45 am | 5:55 pm | 12:10:46 | +1:46 | 11:50 am (61.1°) | 93.241 |
Sep 25 | 5:43 am | 5:56 pm | 12:12:33 | +1:46 | 11:49 am (61.5°) | 93.216 |
Sep 26 | 5:42 am | 5:57 pm | 12:14:19 | +1:46 | 11:49 am (61.9°) | 93.190 |
Sep 27 | 5:41 am | 5:57 pm | 12:16:06 | +1:46 | 11:49 am (62.3°) | 93.164 |
* All times are local time for Pietermaritzburg. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The September equinox (vernal equinox) in Pietermaritzburg is at 2:43 pm on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
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: | 88.4% |
Time: | 12:21 am |
Altitude: | 35.0° |
Direction: | 35° NE |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
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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Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Sep 21 | - | 7:48 am | 9:58 pm | 2:21 am | (42.3°) | 225,431 | 87.8% | |||
Sep 22 | - | 8:31 am | 11:08 pm | 3:17 am | (36.9°) | 228,510 | 78.7% | |||
Sep 23 | - | 9:19 am | - | 4:15 am | (33.1°) | 232,108 | 68.2% | |||
Sep 24 | 12:15 am | 10:14 am | - | 5:15 am | (31.2°) | 235,890 | 57.1% | |||
Sep 25 | 1:15 am | 11:13 am | - | 6:13 am | (31.1°) | 239,567 | 46.0% | |||
Sep 26 | 2:07 am | 12:14 pm | - | 7:09 am | (32.7°) | 242,919 | 35.4% | |||
Sep 27 | 2:52 am | 1:15 pm | - | 8:01 am | (35.8°) | 245,811 | 25.8% | |||
* 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, Sat, Sep 21, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sat 5:33 am | Sat 5:16 pm | Sat 11:24 am | Difficult to see |
Venus | Sat 7:12 am | Sat 8:07 pm | Sat 1:39 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Sat 1:32 am | Sat 11:43 am | Sat 6:37 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Sat 12:08 am | Sat 10:24 am | Sat 5:16 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Sat 4:42 pm | Sun 5:21 am | Sat 11:01 pm | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Fri 10:20 pm | Sat 8:52 am | Sat 3:36 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Fri 5:48 pm | Sat 5:59 am | Fri 11:54 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Pietermaritzburg. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Pietermaritzburg