July 21, 2026 · Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Sunset in Pietermaritzburg today is at 17:20. Day length is 10h 30m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Pietermaritzburg's coordinates and updated daily.
Pietermaritzburg lies at 30°S. At this latitude, day length varies moderately — from around 10 hours in midwinter to 14–15 hours in midsummer.
Sunset shifts later through spring and earlier through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times shift month by month for Pietermaritzburg.
The longest day in Pietermaritzburg is around 14h 3m (around December 21). The shortest is around 10h 14m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19:03 | 05:13 | 13h 50m |
| February | 18:47 | 05:40 | 13h 7m |
| March | 18:17 | 05:59 | 12h 18m |
| April | 17:41 | 06:17 | 11h 23m |
| May | 17:15 | 06:36 | 10h 39m |
| June | 17:07 | 06:52 | 10h 15m |
| July | 17:17 | 06:53 | 10h 25m |
| August | 17:35 | 06:33 | 11h 2m |
| September | 17:51 | 05:58 | 11h 53m |
| October | 18:08 | 05:22 | 12h 46m |
| November | 18:32 | 04:56 | 13h 36m |
| December | 18:55 | 04:53 | 14h 2m |