Current Local Time in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

3:40:36 pm SAST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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

72 °F

Mild.
94 / 58 °F

Thu 22.		94 / 58 °F
Fri 23.		83 / 57 °F

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Time Zone

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

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

7 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

5:17 am
↑ 114° Southeast

Sunset

7:01 pm
↑ 247° West

Day length

13 hours, 43 minutes
-1m 11s shorter

Moon 7.7%

Rise – 7:34 am
Set – 8:48 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:09 pm
Altitude: 80.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

3:46 am – 4:20 am
7:58 pm – 8:32 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:20 am – 4:51 am
7:27 pm – 7:58 pm

Civil
Twilight

4:51 am – 5:17 am
7:01 pm – 7:27 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
9:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 26, 2026
6:47 am

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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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Wednesday, January 21, 2026