What time is it in Gaborone?
19:42:43
Friday 13 November 2026
- Gaborone, Botswana
- Time zone UTC+02:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 05:22 · sunset 18:38
Time difference with Gaborone
Gaborone is on UTC+02:00 right now: 2 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Gaborone |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:42 | 2 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:42 | 7 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:42 | 10 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:42 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:42 | 1 hour behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:42 | 2 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:12 | 3 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:42 | 6 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:42 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:42 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:42 | 9 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:42 | 5 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Gaborone
Gaborone does not change its clocks: UTC+02:00 all year round.
History of local time in Gaborone
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 19 March 1944 | UTC+2 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Africa/Gaborone. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Gaborone
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 1,263 km away, Lumbala (Angola) is 1 hour behind Gaborone all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Mogoditshane | 5 km |
| Tlokweng | 7 km |
| Mmopone | 10 km |
| Gabane | 13 km |
| Ramotswa | 24 km |
| Mochudi | 36 km |
| Thamaga | 37 km |
| Molepolole | 50 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Gaborone
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Day length
- 13 h 16 min
- Tomorrow
- +1 min
Dawn 04:57, dusk 19:03, solar noon 12:00. Shortest day: 21 June 2026 (10 h 36 min); longest: 21 December 2026 (13 h 40 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:18 (26 November 2026), latest at 07:01 (28 June 2027); earliest sunset at 17:34 (6 June 2027), latest at 19:10 (6 January 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 08:14 · moonset 22:29 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 13:47 · moon calendar