Current Local Time in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

6:05:37 pm SAST

Saturday, March 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

Holiday Note: Mar 21, Human Rights Day. Businesses may be closed. See more

°F

Weather

61 °F

Cool.
90 / 62 °F

Sun 22.		90 / 62 °F
Mon 23.		87 / 66 °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

6 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:02 am
↑ 90° East

Sunset

6:08 pm
↑ 270° West

Day length

12 hours, 6 minutes
-1m 47s shorter

Moon 9.0%

Rise – 8:25 am
Set – 7:29 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:05 pm
Altitude: 60.1°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:42 am – 5:10 am
6:59 pm – 7:27 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:10 am – 5:38 am
6:32 pm – 6:59 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:38 am – 6:02 am
6:08 pm – 6:32 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
3:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
9:17 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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6:0537pm

Saturday, March 21, 2026