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What time is it in Pietermaritzburg?
19:45:28
Friday 13 November 2026
- Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
- Time zone UTC+02:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 04:55 · sunset 18:29
Time difference with Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg is on UTC+02:00 right now: 2 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Pietermaritzburg |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:45 | 2 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:45 | 7 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:45 | 10 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:45 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:45 | 1 hour behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:45 | 2 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:15 | 3 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:45 | 6 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:45 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:45 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:45 | 9 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:45 | 5 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg does not change its clocks: UTC+02:00 all year round.
History of local time in Pietermaritzburg
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 19 March 1944 | UTC+2 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Africa/Johannesburg. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Pietermaritzburg
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 1,448 km away, Itampolo (Madagascar) is 1 hour ahead of Pietermaritzburg all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Mpophomeni | 21 km |
| Howick | 22 km |
| Richmond | 31 km |
| Epumalanga | 32 km |
| Pinetown | 53 km |
| Ntuzuma | 55 km |
| Mooi River | 60 km |
| Greytown | 64 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Pietermaritzburg
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Day length
- 13 h 33 min
- Tomorrow
- +2 min
Dawn 04:30, dusk 18:55, solar noon 11:42. Shortest day: 21 June 2026 (10 h 14 min); longest: 21 December 2026 (14 h 2 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 04:50 (27 November 2026), latest at 06:54 (29 June 2027); earliest sunset at 17:06 (3 June 2027), latest at 19:03 (7 January 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 07:42 · moonset 22:24 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 13:47 · moon calendar