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What time is it in East London?
19:45:40
Friday 13 November 2026
- East London, South Africa
- Time zone UTC+02:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 04:59 · sunset 18:45
Time difference with East London
East London is on UTC+02:00 right now: 2 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with East London |
|---|---|---|
| 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 East London
East London does not change its clocks: UTC+02:00 all year round.
History of local time in East London
| 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 East London
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 1,813 km away, Itampolo (Madagascar) is 1 hour ahead of East London all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Gonubie | 12 km |
| Mdantsane | 16 km |
| Ndevana | 39 km |
| Bisho | 48 km |
| Qonce | 51 km |
| Stutterheim | 67 km |
| Dimbaza | 68 km |
| Butterworth | 79 km |
Day and night around the world
- East London
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Sun and Moon in East London
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Day length
- 13 h 46 min
- Tomorrow
- +1 min
Dawn 04:32, dusk 19:12, solar noon 11:52. Shortest day: 21 June 2026 (9 h 58 min); longest: 21 December 2026 (14 h 20 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 04:52 (28 November 2026), latest at 07:12 (29 June 2027); earliest sunset at 17:08 (4 June 2027), latest at 19:21 (5 January 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 07:42 · moonset 22:44 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 13:47 · moon calendar