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What time is it in Johannesburg?
19:45:23
Friday 13 November 2026
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Time zone UTC+02:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 05:11 · sunset 18:32
Time difference with Johannesburg
Johannesburg is on UTC+02:00 right now: 2 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Johannesburg |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Johannesburg
Johannesburg does not change its clocks: UTC+02:00 all year round.
History of local time in Johannesburg
| 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 Johannesburg
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 1,511 km away, Lumbala (Angola) is 1 hour behind Johannesburg all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Alberton | 11 km |
| Randburg | 13 km |
| Edenvale | 13 km |
| Germinston | 14 km |
| Roodepoort | 18 km |
| Tokoza | 19 km |
| Soweto | 20 km |
| Boksburg | 22 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Johannesburg
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Day length
- 13 h 21 min
- Tomorrow
- +1 min
Dawn 04:46, dusk 18:57, solar noon 11:52. Shortest day: 21 June 2026 (10 h 29 min); longest: 21 December 2026 (13 h 47 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:07 (23 November 2026), latest at 06:56 (3 July 2027); earliest sunset at 17:23 (31 May 2027), latest at 19:05 (8 January 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 08:01 · moonset 22:25 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 13:47 · moon calendar
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Good to know about the time in Johannesburg
Johannesburg is on South African Standard Time, UTC+2, all year round, with no daylight saving time: it is 1 hour ahead of Paris in January and on the same time in July.
On the Highveld plateau, at an altitude of almost 1,750 metres, the city sees the sun reach its highest point at around 12:08 in January (mean solar noon). Time in Cape Town