Current Local Time in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

10:47:23 am SAST

Saturday, December 6, 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

64 °F

Mild.
69 / 60 °F

Sun 7.		69 / 60 °F
Mon 8.		91 / 57 °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

6:48 pm
↑ 243° Southwest

Day length

13 hours, 58 minutes
+40s longer

Moon 96.9%

Set – 5:51 am
Rise – 8:52 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 11:49 am
Altitude: 82.9°

Astronomical
Twilight

3:16 am – 3:50 am
7:48 pm – 8:23 pm

Nautical
Twilight

3:50 am – 4:23 am
7:15 pm – 7:48 pm

Civil
Twilight

4:23 am – 4:50 am
6:48 pm – 7:15 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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10:4723am

Saturday, December 6, 2025