Sunrise and sunset in Pinetown, South Africa
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 18:15 in Pinetown (GMT+2): 13 h 08 min of daylight, 1 min 40 s longer than yesterday. At its highest, at 11:41, it is 73.2° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Solar noon
- 11:41, 73.2° high
- Day length
- 13 h 08 min
- Golden hour
- 05:06–05:39 and 17:43–18:15
- Blue hour
- 04:32–04:51 and 18:31–18:50
See the sun’s path over Pinetown on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 03:41–04:12 | 19:10–19:41 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:12–04:42 | 18:40–19:10 |
| Civil twilight | 04:42–05:06 | 18:15–18:40 |
Sunrise and sunset in Pinetown through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:00 | 19:01 | 14 h 01 min | 83.2° |
| February | 05:26 | 18:56 | 13 h 29 min | 77.3° |
| March | 05:48 | 18:31 | 12 h 43 min | 67.8° |
| April | 06:07 | 17:55 | 11 h 47 min | 55.7° |
| May | 06:26 | 17:23 | 10 h 57 min | 45.2° |
| June | 06:45 | 17:06 | 10 h 21 min | 38.2° |
| July | 06:53 | 17:09 | 10 h 15 min | 37.1° |
| August | 06:43 | 17:24 | 10 h 41 min | 42.1° |
| September | 06:13 | 17:42 | 11 h 29 min | 51.8° |
| October | 05:36 | 17:58 | 12 h 21 min | 63.3° |
| November | 05:03 | 18:19 | 13 h 15 min | 74.5° |
| December | 04:49 | 18:44 | 13 h 54 min | 81.9° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Pinetown
- Monday, 25 November 2030: total here, at 07:35 (total eclipse)
- Wednesday, 21 May 2031: 33% of the sun covered at 07:28 (annular eclipse)
- Sunday, 9 May 2032: 43% of the sun covered at 16:41 (annular eclipse)
Places near Pinetown
- Ntuzuma 11 km
- Durban 14 km
- Mpumalanga 24 km
- Pietermaritzburg 53 km
- KwaDukuza 67 km
- Richards Bay 161 km
- Ladysmith 177 km
- Vryheid 228 km
What the times mean
Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the sun’s disc touches the horizon, with the usual allowance for refraction. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour is the low, warm light while the sun is under 6° high; blue hour, the deep blue while it is 4° to 8° below. All are for -29.8207°, 30.8867° at sea level, in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone.