Current Local Time in Johannesburg
South Africa Africa/Johannesburg SAST UTC+2 No clock change
13:29:43
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC+2 (+02:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC+2
Same on every date
Abbreviation
SAST
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Johannesburg never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
South Africa · Africa
Johannesburg time zone
Johannesburg keeps a single offset all year. Local clocks run UTC+2, written SAST, and there is no seasonal adjustment — so the only reason your difference with Johannesburg would change is a clock change where you are.
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Offset in standard time
- UTC+2 (SAST)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 14:00 in January · 14:00 in July
Clock changes in Johannesburg, 2026–2028
Full record for Johannesburg → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Johannesburg stays on UTC+2 (SAST) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Johannesburg
Computed for -26.2041°, 28.0473° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
06:46
Sunset
17:41
Day length
10h 56m
+1m 07s vs yesterday
Solar noon
12:14
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:26 | 19:01 | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 05:54 | 18:33 | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 06:22 | 18:06 | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 06:46 | 17:41 | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Johannesburg runs from about 10h 30m at the shortest day to 13h 47m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 21:20
- Moonset
- 08:55
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 06:19
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 19:38
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Johannesburg
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Current weather for Johannesburg is unavailable right now. Everything else on this page — local time, time zone rules, sunrise and sunset — is computed locally and unaffected.
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Time difference between Johannesburg and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 07:29 | −6h | Varies: −6h / −7h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 08:29 | −5h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 | −1h | Varies: −1h / −2h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 14:29 | +1h | Varies: +1h / ±0h |
| Cairo Egypt | 14:29 | +1h | Varies: +1h / ±0h |
| Mumbai India | 16:59 | +3:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 21:29 | +8h | Varies: +9h / +8h |
| Los Angeles United States | 04:29 | −9h | Varies: −9h / −10h |
Johannesburg at a glance
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Coordinates
- 26.2041° S, 28.0473° E
- IANA time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Currency
- ZAR
- Language
- English / Zulu / Afrikaans
- Usual clock notation
- 24-hour
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
Preguntas frecuentes
What time is it in Johannesburg right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Johannesburg, South Africa, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Africa/Johannesburg time zone rules. Johannesburg currently runs at UTC+2 (SAST) all year round.
What time zone is Johannesburg in?
The IANA identifier for Johannesburg is Africa/Johannesburg. Its abbreviation is SAST all year.
What is the UTC offset in Johannesburg?
Johannesburg stays at UTC+2 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Johannesburg observe daylight saving time?
No. Johannesburg does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC+2 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Johannesburg and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 6 hours behind Johannesburg. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 7 hours (New York behind Johannesburg) from January 1 – March 8 and November 1 – January 1.
What is the time difference between Johannesburg and Sao Paulo?
The gap is fixed: Sao Paulo is 5 hours behind Johannesburg on every date of the year.
What is the time difference between Johannesburg and London?
For most of 2026, London is 1 hour behind Johannesburg. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 2 hours (London behind Johannesburg) from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – January 1.
How long is the day in Johannesburg?
Day length in Johannesburg ranges from about 10h 30m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 13h 47m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude -26.20°, longitude 28.05°.